Love that it's right off the highway and an agreeable halfway point for meeting some folks who aren't too far down on the South Shore! It's got a lovely pond further from the highway down the path and my dog doesn't love water but she loved dipping herself in there to cool off. As others have said the trails are a nice nature getaway from the city along with behind right behind the office parks. There's a convenient parking lot that can get quite busy. There aren't any convenient trash cans or water fountains, other amenities on other walking trails. So if your dog goes you will need to be prepared to carry it. We did walk all the way back to an office park area and found one of those large business dumpsters that are quite a distance away so not the most convenient. That's unfortunate if a few more waste cans could reduce the amount of dog waste. Otherwise this is a lovely place to check out! read more

Cutler Park - Parks Near Me - Needham, Massachusetts

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Beautiful park to walk around, bike with the dogs and family! What gorgeous place to spend the afternoon. Located by the hospital and different buildings. You can kayak and canoe on the river too! Stunning and lovely place! read more

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Since I have puppies now, I've been looking for places to walk them. The path around Kendrick Pond was super busy and super crowded. But once you veered off, the trails were empty. Which is what I was looking for. There is one trail that runs parallel to 128. At times you are a few feet away from the highway but the trail is low and you are below The guardrail. Then you climb a bit and you are way above the highway. I actually felt a bit voyeuristic, being so close to the highway, but invisible to the drivers who were speeding by on the highway. I almost felt like I could have done a naked rain dance and nobody would have seen me! I'd like to find another trail head so I can avoid the busy pond area. There are so many more trails that look like they would be quite enjoyable. read more

Beautiful path that was well cleared. Even on a nice afternoon, there were others out without feeling crowded

We wanted a short walk, since we had a big hike on a previous day. We found this is a good one. Maybe because of social distancing, it was crowded on the trail near the parking lot. However, 0.5 mile away from parking lot, it got quiet and nice. Easy to walk, not rocky. Bonus is that you can see many cute dogs. One of favorite I saw today was a small brown dog who was so tired and walking really slowly upon being called by his owner and his another dog way in advance. Cute! read more

Cutler reserve aka Kendrick pond is a serene area offering a few very easy and flat walking trails around the pond. It's busy but not crowded and generally quiet despite being just off the road. there's some decent fishing to be done here but not a whole lot of easy access to the water. You also have access to the Charles about halfway through the trail. Cutler reserve seems to be some sort of an unofficial bird sanctuary as well. You'll come across many bird nests and some interesting species. Overall this is more of a spot for a stroll than a picnic. Worth a visit if you live in the area. read more

We went around Kendrick Pond today at it was great! The trail was wider than most trails and shadier than most trails. The nature was very interesting and had a lot of diversity. There were only a few dogs off leash. I'm so glad we finally tried this place out. If your kids are slow to warm up to walking on a trail, I recommend walking to the left rather than the right from the parking area. This worked better for us. If you go to the right, you walk on a crushed rock path that goes on longer than it would at most trail destinations and there are office buildings on your right so it doesn't feel as much like you are on a trail. read more

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I give this 5 stars. I use to run around a trail which circles the lake. I think it is about a mile and a half to complete the full loop. It use to be the water source for Boston so it is possible to see the old pumping stations. On one side of the lake is the Charles River and on the other side is 128. It is great for running because the trail passes through the forest away from traffic. read more

Ok bike route... GPS took us to a different location but we ended up parking on the side street near the bike/walk route on Kenneth St. I did see the turn into the boat rental side. I'm not too sure if the route is long or not but we ended up on the short route but we were also in a hurry because it was raining. Will have to go back and check this place out but for now... if you aren't too familiar, ride in the morning or day time since the route wasn't clear from where we started riding. We ended up going around and through a rough part of the park and ended up back at the boat rental. read more

Cutler Park - Parks Near Me - Needham, Massachusetts

Absolutely beautiful!! Great trail to walk around and beautiful. Really enjoyed the different terrain and how it feels so far away but is right in between the highway and main roads... Loved watching and enjoying this place. read more

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Awesome fall cyclocross training ground, also really good for cross-country/beginner mountain biking. Carriage roads, bog bridges, muddy spots, single track, curvy sections ... most of it can be ridden at a pretty brisk pace. I think it's most fun on a sunny day after a day of rain, when there are some mud puddles and riding is a bit more slick and technical. I would highly recommend the 10+ mile Blue Heron Trail, especially to any cyclocross rider looking for a really fun ride. Between trail markers 20 and 28, I prefer to ride up the hiking trail which is some really fun single track that rides along a ridge, above the flat and easy carriage path below. Also, I like to throw in a few laps around the Powells Island loop, some of the most fun riding on the trail with lots of curves. See y'all on the trails ... read more

Very easy flat walking trails located off the highway, less than half an hour outside of Boston. Some pleasant water views. Not really any elevation to get your heart up. Trails are not super well-marked but the reservation is small enough that I don't think you can get lost. Easy free parking either in the neighboring lot or in the PTC visitor garage (not sure if this is totally Kosher but we weren't ticketed!). Pretty neat that it's so accessible from the Boston metro area. read more

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I highly recommend the Blue Heron trail. The trail is flat and very well kept. It's roughly 1.5mi to Powell's Island with places to stop and sit by the water along the way and watch for wildlife. I saw swans and ducks. Great for walking, running or biking. I can't wait to go back! read more

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Beautiful park with miles and miles of trails. The signs says lease your dog or face a $25 fine, but most everyone I saw lets the dog off the leash. Do you like living on the edge? The trail goes around the lake (45 minutes) and then has the option to extend further into the park. It's a beautiful trail with water, foliage, and beautiful vistas along the path. Would recommend! The Yelp listing doesn't have an address, but I usually enter 140 Kendrick St to get to the parking lot. read more

Cutler Park is known as an easy place to learn how to mountain bike, with 18 miles (I think) of trails, and it's part of the 10-mile DCR (Dept of Conservation & Recreation) Blue Heron Trail that goes through West Roxbury, Dedham, Newton & Needham. The trail has a bunch of different terrains, everything from city park, to marshland, to boardwalk, to industrial park road, to dirt path, to wetland, to sand pit, to main road with whizzy cars (in some places Rt 128 is 20 feet away from you) . I didn't bring bug spray, but the flying crawly bitey things didn't, erm, bug me. I have a decidedly less-than-hardcore hybrid bike, and there were only a few places off road where I felt out of my league, walked the bike, or, at one boardwalk bridge, fell off of it. But the terrain changes weren't so much an issue as the lack of clear trail markings. This is a state park. It's not a funding priority. You are basically at the mercy of small blue triangles with herons on them tacked to trees to tell you where you are. Whether it's ranger oversight, or punk kids ripping them off trees, you aren't always sure of where you're going. And I can be directionally dysfuctional, so it doesn't take much for me to get lost. Another thing is that grass and vegetation can grow quickly, so some places on the trail that haven't seen a weedwacker lately are impossible to get through. At one point, I found myself dumped out on a main road with a parking lot, but had no idea where I was (yes, I went in the woods by myself with a dying cellphone. Bad, bad, bad girl!!). So even park signage is lacking. Fortunately, there was a DCR rules & regs board and a 24-hour ranger hotline. The park dispatcher got a ranger to call me back in under 10 minutes, and she told me where I was and helped me find an alternative route, given that the trail where I was needed more than a weedwacker--it needed a Brazillian wax. There is a map online you can download, but the one the DCR ranger mailed to me afterward seemed so much clearer. Landmarks on the map are clearly marked, but they are not thusly marked in real life, which is totally asshat of the state to do. Nonetheless, given my directional deficiencies, I was able to get around, out, and back to my car with very minimal hassles, and I will admit a certain level of pride to conquering the park. Most people tend to walk, jog or bike around Kendrick Pond. I encountered very few people deeper in the woods. At one point, in the depth of the marshlands, I crossed paths with a young woman walking the other way. "Isn't this dreamy?" she said. I totally agreed. read more

Very nice park, with miles of varied trails. Be awesome starter place if you were looking to off road bike as there were both advanced "cliffy" areas as well as flatter areas. The trails are winding and offer varied vistas of the marshland and other waterways around, as well as simple "through woodlands" trails. My one caveat for anyone attending (especially with small children) is to be wary of the leash-less dogs that are EVERYWHERE. People seem to not mind the leash law at all here (and in most parks actually), and it's not uncommon to round a corner in the woods to find a strange dog bearing down on you (with unknown intentions). We even saw a dog walking service truck parked in the parking lot, so know ahead of time what you might see. Depite that, I still highly recommend the place, (and the Kayak/Canoe rental place literally down the road isn't bad either). read more

a great place to take a walk. the path can loop so you don't have to backtrack and there is fun scenery along the way to check out!

I just stopped by the park today and took a bike ride. It was a beautiful place. Looked exactly like the pictures from the website. It only took me about 10 minutes to go around the lake, so I went around twice. The trail seems to get pretty muddy after rain, but I was able to skirt the muddy patches. There is a wonderful point on the opposite side of the lake from the Kendrick Road entrance, when you get over there you get a view of the lake and the marshes, and all you see is trees and marsh and lake all around. What a beautiful thing only a few minutes away from bustling Newton and Needham. read more

We went here on a whim. I didn't even consult yelp. We didn't go to the lake park- definitely next time we will! It was really cool. Felt very isolated even though it's close to the highway. We took our dog off leash (which is against the rules ;), but our pup is trained so we didn't have a problem - can't say the same for other dogs though. Also, I picked up after my dog, but a ton of people don't. There aren't trashcans along the non-lake trails so watch ur step! read more

Excellent trails in needham with ample parking. Take home your dog poo because there are no trash barrels there. Lovely walk between the highway and a lake and its fun for the dog! read more

There is a dotted trail on the map that takes you around Millennium park. You are on your own there, it takes you off the trail, down the VFW Parkway, must walk to the park, cross the park, find another paved path back into the woods, into a residential area, and the trail picks up behind a school, which is not easy to find unless you know in advance. It was getting late, we were lucky enough to find some hikers who knew the entrance behind the school. In summary, if you go to the tunnel near the train tracks, and want to continue a loop without going back, you will likely be pondering your trail map on a town sidewalk. read more

Cutler Park - Nice long boardwalks through marsh - Parks Near Me - Needham, Massachusetts

We came with lots of excitement for a walk. We parked in one of the lots and started walking. It took us about 2 minutes to realize we are walking through dog poop piles and decided not to continue. We are dog owners and we just cannot understand what was this all about. I don't think we will give this place another chance. It's a shame. read more

This was the fist time my husband and I had visited the park, and we brought our child in a stroller and our dog on a leash. It would have been pleasant if not for the ridiculous amount of irresponsible dog owners with their dogs OFF LEASH. Our dog was bombarded by a group of three unleashed dogs that crossed the path to him, after I deliberately tried to avoid them. We were all lucky to escape unharmed but shaken, and only because I put myself in the middle and yanked my poor dog by his collar to get them away from him. I am SO SICK of irresponsible dog owners I could scream. PLEASE LEASH YOUR DOG, IT IS THE LAW. Families should be able to walk without having to worry about dogs that cannot be controlled off leash. read more

A little hidden gem. Nice paths, pretty lake. A lot of noise from 95, which runs right next to it, though. Still, if it's close, a nice place for a quick escape into nature. read more

Newton Conservators page with more info is now at https://newtonconservators.org/property/cutler-park/

Great place to walk you're dog on leash,perfect size.The park I mean,I wasn't suggesting anything,watchyourself.

It would have been a relaxing visit except for the hundreds of piles of dog feces along the path, and the bags of dog feces people have simply collected and left on the ground. A relaxing visit was cut way short by the utter disgust caused by dog owners. Come on, people. Clean up after your pet! read more

https://youtu.be/-1qI_ngyUbc Trail ride clips from several rides along the Blue Heron Trail at Cutler Park Reservation. This is a nice green circle, beginner trail. The beginning is very flat, also used by walkers, and gradually becomes more winding & hilly. All trails are packed with hard dirt, no gravel. Long boardwalk in the middle of the trail. Some roots can make it a difficult ride. Overall very smooth and fun. The best part is a little ramp, close to the beginning of the trail. read more

yeah, the signage on the Blue Heron Trail could be better in some places. i rubbed garlic on my arms and am convinced that this helped ward away mosquitos. you really need to plan ahead for bugs - it's very marshy in many places. my hybrid bike worked almost for the entire trail. If, when you are directed onto a paved road and do not know where the trail went, just stay close to periphery of the woodlands and you should see signs, even if this means cutting into the parking lots of office complexes (You HAVE TO cut into these parking lots in one or two places.). There is one spot on the trail where you have to go straight on the road and not take a left. This choice to go straight will take you into the Millennium Park and eventually you will be back in woods. read more