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Description: Explore this lovely one mile loop trail along open meadows and salt marsh.  The Hamlin Reservation trail begins with a walk through a wild flower field. At low tide you can walk across to complete the loop around the mature woodlands of Eagle Island. Enjoy beautiful views of the […]

Description: A large open meadow with mowed trails. Salt marsh and river views. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making a donation to support ECTA. Buy a paper ECTA Trail Map. For ECTA Webmap Sponsorship, click here. Activities: Walking Running X-C Skiing Snowshoeing Birding Dogs on Leash Notes/Regulations: […]

Description: Extensive trail network including gravel roads and wide wooded trails.  Trails are mostly well maintained.  Terrain includes open fields at the top of the hill and two ponds.  Trails off the hilltop are quite steep.  There is often a hockey game on one pond.  The trail to Dow Monument […]

Description: Nice wooded trails, many are double track.  The Bay Circuit Trail crosses from Prospect Hill parking to the Country Club.  Connects to a number of nice loops near the two reservoirs. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making a donation to support ECTA. Buy a paper […]

Description: Nice wooded trails, many are double track.  Good loops near the two reservoirs and a connection to the Bay Circuit Trail. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making a donation to support ECTA. Buy a paper ECTA Trail Map. For ECTA Webmap Sponsorship, click here. Activities: Hiking […]

Description: Wooded trails, some with good access to the Ipswich River and all leading to Bradley Palmer State Park.  A good starting point for a longer hike in Bradley Palmer.  There are some ruins of the old mill and mill race on Winthrop Street. ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and […]

Bradley Palmer State Park contains an extensive trail network winding through 721 acres of open fields and mature woodlands and follows the banks of the Ipswich River. The Bay Circuit Trail and the Discover Hamilton Trail wind through the park. Bradley Palmer links to Willowdale State Forest to the north […]

Description: There is an extensive network of beautiful wooded trails throughout this section of Willowdale State Forest that is enjoyed by a wide variety of trail users.  There are fire roads great for hiking (good for joggers/strollers), and extensive single track for mountain biking. The Bay Circuit Trail winds through, […]

Description: Very rocky wooded trails along several glacial eskers, including a section of the Bay Circuit Trail connecting Willowdale East and Bradley Palmer to Cleveland Farm State Forest in Georgetown.  This section also abuts Hood Pond.         ECTA Map: Enjoy our free maps and please consider making […]

Description: Appleton Farms Grass Rides is one section of Appleton Farms, a Trustees of Reservations property.  It consists of 5.5 miles of grass avenues (easy walking) which serve as a link in the Bay Circuit Trail and the Discover Hamilton Trail.  Appleton Farms Grass Rides was designed by the Appletons for the […]