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Eastern Mass, Site 43: Massasoit State Park

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 43 Map: Massasoit

Suggested Route Distance: 6.5 Miles

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Along the Lake Trail at Massasoit State Park
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Rico Trail at Massasoit State Park
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Boardwalk at Massasoit State Park
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Massasoit State Park
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Old beach(?) at Massasoit State Park
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Massasoit State Park
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Cranberry bog at Massasoit State Park
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Adam’s Trail at Massasoit State Park
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Lakeside Trail at Massasoit State Park

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Eastern Mass, Site 42: F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 42 Map: F. Gilbert Hills

Suggested Route Distance: 5 Miles

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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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View from Sunset Ledge at F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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Rock stairs at F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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Trailside shelter along the Warner Trail at F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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High Rock at F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
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Acorn Trail at F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

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Eastern Mass, Site 41: Borderland State Park

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 41 Map: Borderland

Suggested Route Distance: 9.5 Miles

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Fall colors along the Morse Loop Trail at Borderland State Park
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The mansion at Borderland State Park
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Borderland State Park
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Borderland State Park
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Bare granite ledge at Borderland State Park
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Split Rock at Borderland State Park
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Glacial erratic at Borderland State Park
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Borderland State Park
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Carriage Trail at Borderland State Park

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Eastern Mass, Site 40: Ames Nowell State Park

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 40 Map: Ames Nowell

Suggested Route Distance: 3.7 Miles

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singletrack trail at Ames Nowell State Park
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the dam at Ames Nowell State Park
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Cleveland Pond at Ames Nowell State Park
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boardwalk trail at Ames Nowell State Park
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Ames Nowell State Park
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Ames Nowell State Park
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Trail to the pond from the parking area at Ames Nowell State Park

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Eastern Mass, Site 39: Wompatuck

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 39 Map: Wompatuck

Suggested Route Distance: 4.4 Miles

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Twisty singletrack trail at Wompatuck State Park
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Trail around Triphammer Pond
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Wompatuck State Park
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Wompatuck State Park
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Wompatuck State Park
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Wompatuck is filled with curiosities.
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Old rail ties abound at Wompatuck State Park
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Whitney & Thayer Woods just north of Wompatuck State Park
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Wompatuck State Park

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Eastern Mass, Site 38: World’s End

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Site 38 Map: Worlds End

Suggested Route Distance: 4 Miles

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Carriage trail path at World’s End
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World’s End
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Rocky Neck trail at World’s End
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Observation platform over Damde Meadows at World’s End
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World’s End
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Rocky Neck at World’s End
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World’s End
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World’s End
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World’s End

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 37: Blue Hills

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 37 Map: Blue Hills*

Suggested Route Distance: 15 Miles

*For the best Blue Hills map around, by far, see DCR’s official site map for it online here: mass.gov/locations/blue-hills-reservation

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Summer ski trail running at Great Blue Hill
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Glacial erratic in the eastern Blue Hills
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Skyline Trail on Great Blue Hill
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Skyline Trail in the eastern Blue Hills
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summit of Great Blue Hill
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Skyline Trail on the western slope of Great Blue Hill
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Skyline Trail in the Blue Hills
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Skyline Trail in the Blue Hills
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Skyline Trail in the eastern Blue Hills

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 36: Noanet / Hale

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 36 Map: Noanet

Suggested Route Distance: 3.5 Miles

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Sunset on Powisset Peak
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Noanet Woodlands
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Noanet Peak
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Hale Reservation
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Hale Reservation
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Noanet / Hale connector trail
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Hale Reservation
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Noanet
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Powissett Peak

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 35: Rocky Woods

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 35 Map: Rocky Woods

Suggested Route Distance: 4.2 Miles

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Hilltop view at Rocky Woods
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Rocky Woods trail
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Trail at Fork Factory Brook
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Trail bridge at Rocky Woods
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Rocky Woods trail
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running at Rocky Woods
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Young buck at Fork Factory Brook
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Trail at Fork Factory Brook
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Rocky Woods trail

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 34: Western Greenway

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Eastern Massachusetts guidebook (Ben Kimball 2022, UMASS Press).

Site 34 Map: Western Greenway

Suggested Route Distance: 11 Miles

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Western Greenway Trail
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Western Greenway boardwalks
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wide section of the Western Greenway trail
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Western Greenway
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Stonehurst (mansion at the Robert Treat Paine estate)
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Western Greenway trail
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Western Greenway
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Western Greenway trail
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Western Greenway markers

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All photos copyright 2021 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.