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The Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway or Bay Circuit is a Massachusetts rail trail and greenway connecting the outlying suburbs of Boston from Plum Island in Newburyport to Kingston Bay in Duxbury, a distance of.[1]

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  1. 109 relations: Acton, Massachusetts, Andover, Massachusetts, Appalachian Mountain Club, Appleton Farms, Ashland, Massachusetts, Assabet River, Atlantic Ocean, Bedford, Massachusetts, Billerica, Massachusetts, Borderland State Park, Boston, Boxford, Massachusetts, Bradley Palmer State Park, Bridgewater Iron Works, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Callahan State Park, Car-top boating, Carlisle, Massachusetts, Castle Hill (Ipswich, Massachusetts), Charles River, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Concord River, Concord, Massachusetts, Cross-country skiing, Cycling, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Drumlin Farm, Duxbury Bay (Massachusetts), Duxbury, Massachusetts, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, East Coast Greenway, Easton, Massachusetts, Equestrianism, Essex County, Massachusetts, Fork Factory Brook, Framingham, Massachusetts, Garden in the Woods, Georgetown, Massachusetts, Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Hamilton, Massachusetts, Hanson, Massachusetts, Harold Parker State Forest, Henry David Thoreau, Hiking, Hockomock Swamp, Ipswich River, ... Expand index (59 more) »

  2. Appalachian Mountain Club
  3. Hiking trails in Massachusetts
  4. Rail trails in Massachusetts

Acton, Massachusetts

Acton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about southwest of Lowell.

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Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Appalachian Mountain Club

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States.

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Appleton Farms

Appleton Farms is a park in Ipswich, Massachusetts, owned and maintained by The Trustees of Reservations.

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Ashland, Massachusetts

Ashland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Assabet River

The Assabet River is a small, long river located about west of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Billerica, Massachusetts

Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Borderland State Park

Borderland State Park is an American history and nature preserve with public recreational features located in the towns of Easton and Sharon, Massachusetts.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boxford, Massachusetts

Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Bradley Palmer State Park

Bradley Palmer State Park is a public recreation area covering on the Ipswich River in the towns of Hamilton and Topsfield, Massachusetts.

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Bridgewater Iron Works

The Bridgewater Iron Works is a historic industrial site located on High Street in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States, along the banks of the Town River.

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Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Bridgewater is a town located in Plymouth County, in the state of Massachusetts, United States.

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Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Natick, Massachusetts.

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) is a partially-completed rail trail in Massachusetts. Bay Circuit Trail and Bruce Freeman Rail Trail are rail trails in Massachusetts.

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Callahan State Park

Callahan State Park is a public recreation area covering mostly in Framingham and Marlborough, Massachusetts, with a small section in the adjoining town of Southborough.

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Car-top boating

Car-top boating is the recreational activity of boating via watercraft that can easily be transported on the roof of a passenger motor vehicle.

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Carlisle, Massachusetts

Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Castle Hill (Ipswich, Massachusetts)

Castle Hill is a mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which was completed in 1928 as a summer home for Mr.

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Charles River

The Charles River (Massachusett: Quinobequin), sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an river in eastern Massachusetts.

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Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Chelmsford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Concord River

The Concord River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Concord, Massachusetts

Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance.

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Cycling

Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle.

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DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

The DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is a sculpture park and contemporary art museum on the southern shore of Flint's Pond in Lincoln, Massachusetts, 20 miles northwest of Boston.

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Drumlin Farm

Drumlin Farm is a 291 acre farm and wildlife sanctuary which is also the site of the headquarters of the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

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Duxbury Bay (Massachusetts)

Duxbury Bay is a bay on the coast of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Duxbury, Massachusetts

Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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East Coast Greenway

The East Coast Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. Bay Circuit Trail and East Coast Greenway are long-distance trails in the United States and rail trails in Massachusetts.

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Easton, Massachusetts

Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.

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Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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Fork Factory Brook

Fork Factory Brook is a 135-acre (55 ha) historic site, open space reserve, and agricultural reserve located in Medfield, Massachusetts.

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Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.

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Garden in the Woods

Garden in the Woods is a woodland botanical garden located at 180 Hemenway Road, in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States.

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Georgetown, Massachusetts

Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Georgetown-Rowley State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located primarily in the towns of Georgetown and Rowley with a small spillage into the town of Boxford.

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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

The Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a river wetlands conservation area, in two major parcels, stretching from the towns of Billerica, Massachusetts (downstream) to Wayland, Massachusetts (upstream), along the Concord River and Sudbury River.

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Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton is a town in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States.

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Hanson, Massachusetts

Hanson is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Harold Parker State Forest

Harold Parker State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features encompassing more than in the towns of Andover, North Andover, North Reading, and Middleton, Massachusetts.

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.

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Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

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Hockomock Swamp

The Hockomock Swamp is a vast wetland encompassing much of the northern part of southeastern Massachusetts.

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Ipswich River

Ipswich River is a small river in northeastern Massachusetts, United States.

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Ipswich, Massachusetts

Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Ixodes scapularis

Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or black-legged tick (although some people reserve the latter term for Ixodes pacificus, which is found on the west coast of the US), and in some parts of the US as the bear tick.

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Kingston, Massachusetts

Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Lake Nippenicket

Lake Nippenicket, known locally as The Nip, is a freshwater pond in the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and immediately adjacent to Raynham, Massachusetts.

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Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Lowell Heritage State Park

Lowell Heritage State Park is a public recreation area and historical preserve located in Lowell, Massachusetts, that protects and promotes the city's seminal role in the American Industrial Revolution.

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Lowell National Historical Park

Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Massachusetts, United States.

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Mass Central Rail Trail

The Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) is a partially completed rail trail between Northampton, Massachusetts and Boston along the former right-of-way (ROW) of the Massachusetts Central Railroad. Bay Circuit Trail and Mass Central Rail Trail are rail trails in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Audubon Society

The Massachusetts Audubon Society, commonly known as Mass Audubon, founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "protecting the nature of Massachusetts".

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Medfield Rhododendrons

The Medfield Rhododendrons is a nature reserve established in 1934 in Medfield, Massachusetts managed by the Trustees of Reservations.

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Medfield, Massachusetts

Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Merrimack River

The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States.

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Middlesex Canal

The Middlesex Canal was a 27-mile (44-kilometer) barge canal connecting the Merrimack River with the port of Boston.

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.

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Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park commemorates the opening battle in the American Revolutionary War.

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Minuteman Bikeway

The Minuteman Bikeway, also known as the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, is a 10-mile (16-kilometre) paved multi-use rail trail located in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. Bay Circuit Trail and Minuteman Bikeway are rail trails in Massachusetts.

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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Sharon, Massachusetts.

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Mount Misery (Lincoln, Massachusetts)

Mount Misery is a 284-foot hill and public conservation land in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on Route 117 (Great Road) and on the Bay Circuit Trail near the Sudbury River.

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Newbury, Massachusetts

Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston.

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Nobscot Hill

Nobscot Hill is a USGS name for a high point in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with many public hiking trails, and the hill is located in Framingham and Sudbury.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation

Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation are adjacent open space preserves located in Medfield, Massachusetts.

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Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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North Andover, Massachusetts

North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing the majority of Plum Island in northeastern Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 miles southeast of Newburyport.

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Pembroke, Massachusetts

Pembroke is an historic town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Picnic

A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer or spring.

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Plum Island (Massachusetts)

Plum Island is a barrier island located off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann, United States.

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Plymouth Bay

Plymouth Bay is a small, well-protected bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the western shore of larger Cape Cod Bay along the coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, south of Boston.

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Poison ivy

Poison ivy is a type of allergenic plant in the genus Toxicodendron native to Asia and North America.

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Rail trail

A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way.

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Reverend James Keith Parsonage

The Reverend James Keith Parsonage, sometimes simply called the Keith House, is a 17th-century parsonage owned and maintained by the Old Bridgewater Historical Society (OBHS) in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

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Rocky Woods

Rocky Woods is a open space preserve located in Medfield, Massachusetts.

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Rowley, Massachusetts

Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Sachem Rock Farm

Sachem Rock Farm is a historic farm at 355 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States.

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Sharon, Massachusetts

Sharon is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Sherborn, Massachusetts

Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Silver Lake (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Silver Lake is a lake in Pembroke, Kingston, and Plympton, Massachusetts, south of Route 27 and east of Route 36.

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Snowshoe

Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow.

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The Somerville Community Path is a paved rail trail in Somerville, Massachusetts, running from Massachusetts Avenue to East Cambridge via Davis Square. Bay Circuit Trail and Somerville Community Path are rail trails in Massachusetts.

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Southborough, Massachusetts

Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Sudbury Reservoir

The Sudbury Reservoir (2.02 square miles) is an emergency backup Boston metropolitan water reservoir in Massachusetts, located predominantly in Southborough and Marlborough, with small sections in Westborough and Framingham.

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Sudbury River

The Sudbury River is a tributary of the Concord River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States.

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Sudbury, Massachusetts

Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Tewksbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Trail running

Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents.

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Walden Pond

Walden Pond is a celebrated pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States.

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Walpole, Massachusetts

Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Ward Reservation

The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston.

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Warner Trail

The Warner Trail is a New England hiking trail which extends from Diamond Hill in the northeast corner of Rhode Island northeast through Norfolk County, Massachusetts to Canton, south of Boston. Bay Circuit Trail and Warner Trail are hiking trails in Massachusetts.

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Wayland, Massachusetts

Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

West Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Westford, Massachusetts

Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Hamilton, Topsfield, and Boxford.

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Worcester County, Massachusetts

Worcester County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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See also

Appalachian Mountain Club

Hiking trails in Massachusetts

Rail trails in Massachusetts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Circuit_Trail

Also known as Bay Circuit, Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway.

, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Ixodes scapularis, Kingston, Massachusetts, Lake Nippenicket, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Massachusetts, Mass Central Rail Trail, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield, Massachusetts, Merrimack River, Middlesex Canal, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Minute Man National Historical Park, Minuteman Bikeway, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Mount Misery (Lincoln, Massachusetts), Newbury, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Nobscot Hill, Nonprofit organization, Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North Andover, Massachusetts, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Pembroke, Massachusetts, Picnic, Plum Island (Massachusetts), Plymouth Bay, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Poison ivy, Rail trail, Reverend James Keith Parsonage, Rocky Woods, Rowley, Massachusetts, Sachem Rock Farm, Sharon, Massachusetts, Sherborn, Massachusetts, Silver Lake (Plymouth County, Massachusetts), Snowshoe, Somerville Community Path, Southborough, Massachusetts, Sudbury Reservoir, Sudbury River, Sudbury, Massachusetts, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Trail running, Walden Pond, Walpole, Massachusetts, Ward Reservation, Warner Trail, Wayland, Massachusetts, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Westford, Massachusetts, Willowdale State Forest, Worcester County, Massachusetts.