The trails in this piece of woods not far from the urban parts of Leominster are well maintained…read more It's a one mile loop which in parts goes along vernal pools. However, we did not see or hear any frogs. It was not that muddy even in spring. The entrance is a rutted dirt road and parking is on gravel. This is typical New England woodland habitat but with houses visible along the trail. It's not "pure nature" but is good if you aren't able to handle strenuous hiking.

Lovely mostly level and paved trail for walking and biking. It is pretty and serene in fall with…read moresome nice views of the foliage and a view of fort meadow reservoir at one point. Multiple access points in multiple towns including Marlborough and Hudson.

We access in Sudbury and Hudson. It is plenty wide and paved. There is also a building and areas to…read morefish, picnic and walk. Dogs allowed. It isn't all level.

This is a nice site with woodland trails, boulders, ledges, and ponds. There is a sunnier area…read morewhere the utility lines cut through, and a nice variety of flora. No animals were visible or audible at the time of day we came, including birds, although the site is owned by Mass Audubon, Signage is good and while there are no bathroom facilities there is a Shaw's not too far away. There is no admission or parking charge. I took off a star because the entrance to the lot is very steep and angled. If you are not careful you will scrape the bottom of your car.

The rock walk in Fitchburg really opened my eyes more of the history of Fitchburg. Peter Capadaglia…read more brought out the history of Fitchburg with the main concern on the Rollstone bolder and Rollstone hill. The work they are doing for the city of Fitchburg to make this history more excess able and to make it a self guided tour by using QR codes on the granite post through Fitchburg all the way to the top of Rollstone hill. This is being done by all grants which we need to continue this work. Rollstone hill is a Hidden gem that needs to be made known to anyone that visits our great city of Fitchburg. Peter does two guided tours a year one in the summer one in the fall. This summer tour they were able to have the assistance of FATV Fitchburg Access Television. They filmed the tour and are going to make it available to people who would never be able to make up top to Rollstone hill and to others who never heard of Rollstone hill in Fitchburg. Let's make Fitchburg great again

For years I wanted to visit this site, which I thought was a giant boulder, but didn't know how to…read moreget there. Now it is a trail with parking at the end of Shattuck Street. It's so much more than I expected! It is not one boulder but a whole series of rocks around the edges of a defunct quarry with views to the south (Mount Wachusett), west and north. The rocks are decorated with a wide variety of graffiti messages and designs, most of them clean. There is also a tour run from time to time by the Boulder Art Cafe for three hours starting on Main Street, but being out of shape I went without them and it was an hour from the Shattuck lot. Beware of broken glass in places.

You can approach this trail from a couple different directions. We went to the Granite Ave…read moretrailhead which has a map sign. The climb is steep at times, leading to a great view if you veer to the left at the crossroads. You can see the Twin City Mall as well as other parts of both cities.

Had a lovely Sunday here, it was a perfect halfway meet up spot. The Main beach was closed, making…read morethe upper beach area more crowded. People set up to spend all day here. There are charcoal grills at the picnic tables. Lifeguards monitoring the swimming area, however the swimming area was very small. You can rent kayaks not too far away, although not familiar on the price. We bought our own paddleboards and there are several inlets along the water to load/unload the paddleboards. The beach area was crowded and all the picnic tables in this area was taken so we didn't get a chance to take advantage of those but that's ok we spent most of the day out on the water and then a short walk around the area. There seems to be quite a few hiking trail options as well, something to consider another time. Parking for out of state residents is $30!! Which is a lot, MA residents only $8 for all day parking.

A nice swimming area if it is not closed due to bacteria. It is a nice park. Lifeguards on duty and…read morea bathhouse. Pay online for parking.

While not officially opened, many people are not waiting for politicians to come out and cut the…read moreribbon and are already using this trail. It has smooth, wide pavement which would be excellent for wheelchairs, but motorized vehicles are not allowed. Bikes, pedestrians, and dogs are. Like the West Fitchburg Steam Line Trail, this wends its way along a formerly industrial landscape, but also homes and homeless encampments. A man who lived in one of the adjacent houses in Fitchburg told me things have gone pretty well though residents were denied a fence. Interestingly I did see fencing on the Leominster side. There are businesses nearby where you can use the bathroom (I recommend the Four Points Hotel in Leominster) or grab something to eat or drink. Hopefully in the future some food trucks and other establishments will open along the trail. There are benches to sit and bike racks, and at least one set of tables. The area is strewn with trash and while some churches are apparently going to clean it, it's not going to stay clean because there are no trash receptacles. This is an improvement that could be made. There are also some falls that a loop path to would be nice if the homeless tents were removed. Neither end of the trail is finished yet, in the downtowns of the two cities. When ithey are I will explore those sections.

Great converted Rail Trail in the Gardner/Winchendon area. It's a total of 11 miles long, meaning…read moreyou could get a 22 mile bike ride in. It's technically in 3 sections. The sections connect either by riding on dirt paths or the road. We parked right on Rt 140, as the trail crosses 140. We rode north to Rt 12, where we rewarded ourselves with an ice cream stop at Little Anthony's/Little Lizzie's. The trail continues on to the center of Winchendon, where there are 3 more parking lots. Since it is a rail trail, it is relatively flat. Not too many people on the trail, so we were able to spend the ride 2 abreast chatting. We passed a few walkers, other bikers, and even a skate boarder. There is ample shade on the trail which is super nice. Just wish I lived closer.