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EASTERN MASS, SITE 33: Whipple Hill

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 33 Map: Whipple Hill

Suggested Route Distance: 3 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Whipple Hill summit in winter
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Early winter at Whipple Hill
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Resistance at Whipple Hill
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Whipple Hill in winter
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Whipple Hill in winter
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Whipple Hill in winter
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Whipple Hill in winter (Geology Trail)

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 32: Middlesex Fells

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 32 Map: Middlesex Fells*

*For the best comprehensive Middlesex Fells map around, by far, see DCR’s official site map for it online here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/middlesex-fells-reservation-trail-map/download

Suggested Route Distance: 8 Miles

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Boston city skyline from Middlesex Fells
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Skyline Trail at Middlesex Fells
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Skyline Trail at Middlesex Fells
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Cross Fells Trail at Middlesex Fells
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Skyline Trail at Middlesex Fells
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Wright Tower at Middlesex Fells
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Runner on the east side of Middlesex Fells
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Trailside rocks along the south side of Spot Pond Reservoir at Middlesex Fells
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Skyline Trail at Middlesex Fells
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Skyline Trail at Middlesex Fells

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 31: Lynn 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 31 Map: Lynn Woods

Suggested Route Distance: 6.3 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Glorious Lynn Woods
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Autumn understory Lynn Woods
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Granite ledges at Lynn Woods
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Granite ledges at Lynn Woods
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Boston view from Lynn Woods
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Carriage Trail at Lynn Woods
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Bare granite outcrop at Lynn Woods
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Meetinghouse Swamp Trail at Lynn Woods
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Lynn Woods

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 30: Chebacco 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 30 Map: Chebacco Woods

Suggested Route Distance: 3.5 Miles

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Coy Pond Trail
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“Tight Trees” trail
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Chebacco Woods entrance
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Coy Pond Trail
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Evergreen Island Trail at Chebacco Woods
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Round Pond Trail at Chebacco Woods
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Round Pond Trail at Chebacco Woods
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Coy Pond Trail

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 29: Ravenswood 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 29 Map: Ravenswood Park

Suggested Route Distance: 4.4 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Running at Ravenswood
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Ravenswood Park
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Ocean view at Ravenswood Park
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Trail junction at Ravenswood Park
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Ravenswood Park
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Running at Ravenswood Park
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Running at Ravenswood Park
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Big Rock at Ravenswood Park
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Running at Ravenswood Park

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 28: Willowdale 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 28 Map: Willowdale

Suggested Route Distance: 4.5 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Scenic singletrack winds around gnarly ledges at Willowdale State Forest
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Singletrack trail at Willowdale State Forest
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Evening at Willowdale State Forest
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Wetland crossing at Willowdale State Forest
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Bridges / Ribbon trail at Willowdale State Forest
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Singletrack trail at Willowdale State Forest
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Willowdale State Forest
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Singletrack trail at Willowdale State Forest
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Singletrack trail at Willowdale State Forest
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Singletrack trail at Willowdale State Forest

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 27: Maudslay 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 27 Map: Maudslay

Suggested Route Distance: 4.5 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Maudslay State Park
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tucked-away little trail bridge at Maudslay State Park
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carriage trail at Maudslay State Park
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Maudslay State Park
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trail through open field at Maudslay State Park
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riverside trail at Maudslay State Park
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Maudslay State Park
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hedgerow trail corridor at Maudslay State Park

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 26: Weir Hill

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 26 Map: Weir Hill

Suggested Route Distance: 5.3 Miles

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Trailside seats with a view at the top of Half-mile Hill near Weir Hill
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Weir Hill
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Alewife Trail at Weir Hill
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Weir Hill
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Hatch Trail at Weir Hill
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Half-mile Hill
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Lake Cochichewick Trail at Weir Hill
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Weir Hill
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Scrub Oak Trail at Weir Hill

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 25: Ward Reservation

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 25 Map: Ward Reservation

Suggested Route Distance: 5 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
Bridge section of trail in the northern part of the Ward Reservation
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Ward Reservation
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Bog Trail deck at the Ward Reservation
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Ward Reservation
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Ward Reservation
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Solstice Stones on top of Holt Hill
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Ultra-pastoral vista at the Ward Reservation
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Rubbish Meadow at the Ward Reservation
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Ward Reservation

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EASTERN MASS, SITE 24: Harold Parker 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 24 Map: Harold Parker

Suggested Route Distance: 4.5 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2021)
A new boardwalk section of trail at Harold Parker State Forest
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Salem Pond at Harold Parker State Forest
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Autumn overhead at Harold Parker State Forest
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Glacial erratic along the BCT at Harold Parker State Forest
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Trail swoop at Harold Parker State Forest
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Remote singletrack at Harold Parker State Forest
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Deep autumn leaf cover at Harold Parker State Forest
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Boardwalk trail section at Harold Parker State Forest

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All photos copyright 2021 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.