05.28.2024

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83º | 21% chance of precipitation
Sunrise 5:11 a.m. | Sunset 8:11 p.m.

🥾 It’s adventure time

Take a hike: A guide to trails around Boston

At the end of your hike, soak in this classic skyline view at Blue Hills. | Photo via @morvant_carley

From quick and easy loops around town to drives that take you to fantastic lakes and mountains, our city has so many options to hit the trail. So lace up your hiking boots, because we’ve compiled a hiking guide for the Boston area with 15 routes and trails to help you plan your next adventure.

South of Boston

Great Blue Hill via Skyline Trail, 695 Hillside St., Milton

Difficulty: 🥾🥾
Length: 3 miles
Wheelchair accessible: No
Pet-friendly: Yes, leash required

The Blue Hills Reservation is one of the most popular hiking spots in close proximity to Boston (and when you catch the views of the skyline from Eliot Tower, you’ll know why). Pro tip: Bring a trekking pole to help with your footing in steep areas.

View from Purgatory Chasm hiking trail — Check out The Corn Crib, The Coffin + Lovers’ Leap rock formations at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation.
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Photo by @rankinphotography

West of Boston

Charley’s Loop Trail, 198 Purgatory Rd., Sutton

Difficulty: 🥾🥾
Length: 1 mile
Wheelchair accessible: No
Pet-friendly: Yes, leash required

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation is home to two miles of trails — which you can access from this loop — along the sites of ancient rock formations. Don’t miss Purgatory Chasm itself, a quarter-mile long formation that runs ~70 ft high.

Mount Greylock via Bellows Pipe, 30 Rockwell Rd., Lanesborough

Difficulty: 🥾🥾 🥾
Length: 5.9 miles
Wheelchair accessible: 0.25 miles at the Summit are wheelchair accessible
Pet-friendly: Yes, leash required

The highest point in the Bay State covers ~12,000 acres of Lanesborough, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Williamstown, and New Ashford. On a clear day, you can see up to 90 miles away from the summit.

Boston

Freedom Trail, Boston Common

Difficulty: 🥾
Length: 2.5 miles
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Pet-friendly: Yes, leash required

This brick-lined route leads you to 16 sites significant to the American Revolution, including meeting houses, churches, and burying grounds. If you’ve never taken the trail before, start at the Boston Common and make your way to the USS Constitution Museum.

Arnold Arboretum Trail, 125 Arborway

Difficulty: 🥾
Length: 3.7 miles
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Pet-friendly: Yes, leash required

This nature sanctuary in Jamaica Plain hosts a variety of walks and tours around the property, including this ~one-hour long loop. Pro tip: Find free parking along the Arborway, Bussey Street, and Walter Street.

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Events

Tuesday, May 28

Kathleen Hanna: “Rebel Girl” Book Tour | Tuesday, May 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston | $42 | The event will be moderated by Imani Perry and each ticket includes a copy of “Rebel Girl.”

Wednesday, May 29

GroundBeat Concert | Wednesday, May 29 | 6-8 p.m. | Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston | Free | Be mesmerized by the soulful melodies and rhythmic grooves of Grateful Queen backed by a powerhouse six-piece band.
Bonsai Bar Class at Lamplighter CX | Wednesday, May 29 | 7-9 p.m. | Lamplighter CX, 110 N. First St., Cambridge | $85 | Create your own tiny bonsai tree, which is yours to take home after the class.

Thursday, May 30

Seaport Sweat: Zumba | Thursday, May 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Seaport Common, 85 Northern Ave., Boston | Free | Dance to the hypnotic sounds of international rhythms from all over the world with Zumba fitness.
Rombauer Blue Party | Thursday, May 30 | 6-9 p.m. | Envoy Hotel, 70 Sleeper St., Boston | $115 | Come dressed in your best blue outfits to mix and mingle with friends from Rombauer Vineyards.

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News Notes

Community

The Superette’s Herb Garden has been busy growing cilantro, basil, lavender, and mint + will reopen on Thursday, June 6 for the summer. Stop by the Seaport courtyard for free fresh herbs from 4 to 6 p.m.

Drink

Night Shift Brewing and Life Alive have brewed up a limited release called The Optimist, Live Positive IPA. The new collaboration will be available beginning today in cans and on draft — while supplies last. Grab tickets to the release dinner party on Thursday, May 30, featuring three-courses for $75.

Featured

Business Insider rounded up a list of the most famous restaurant in each state and the Bay State’s is Cheers. Learn more about the local pub that inspired the popular TV show.

Pets

The Verb Hotel was featured on Trip Advisor’s Best of the Best lists of the top pet-friendly hotels in the US. If you’re sniffing out more pet-friendly places around Boston — check out our guide.

Finance

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The Wrap

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From the editor

Gemini season is in full swing now (May 21-June 21), and the Boston Public Library has a reading list just for you.

Check out one of more of these funny + playful reads for the witty Geminis. If you’re wanting to read local, don’t skip our list of local authors.

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