Best Hikes with Dogs Boston & Beyond

by Jenna Ringelheim

Overview

* Guidebook includes a great mix of interesting urban and rural trails
• All trails guaranteed to be dog-friendly and dog-fun!
• Extensive info on canine hikers and their special needs Explore the classic beauty of the Massachusett's wild areas with your dog! Whether you're in bustling Boston, the peaceful Berkshires, or out for a beach walk on the Cape, you and your dog buddy will have a blast on the trail. Areas covered in Best Hikes with Dogs Boston and Beyond include Dogtown Commons, Estabrook Woods, Callahan State Park, Blue Hills Reservation, Mount Watatic, island beaches,and much more. This guidebook offers tips on trail etiquette, hiking with dogs and their special needs, minimizing negative impacts, what to do when you meet other hikers, dealing with wildlife encounters, and unique skills for preparing your dog for trails on the Massachusetts mainland and island terrain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594852930
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	06/23/2008
Series:	Best Hikes With Dogs
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	35 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

JENNA RINGELHEIM grew up in Boston, and loves getting outdoors with her hiking partner, Tasman (a Portuguese water dog). She is the Executive Director of Wild Gift, an environmental leadership program.

Table of Contents

Author's Note     13
Acknowledgments     14
Hiking with your Dog
Good Dogs Require Good Owners     16
To Leash or Not to Leash, That Is the Question     17
Canine Trail Etiquette     18
Happy, Healthy Trails     19
Leave No Trace     20
Getting into Gear     24
Canine First Aid     28
Obstacles, Weather, and All Things Wild     29
Choosing Trails for Dogs     33
Alternative Transit in the City     34
How to Use This Book     35
Long-Distance and Regional Trails in Massachusetts     36
The Trails
North of Boston
Dogtown Commons     40
Ravenswood Park     42
Appleton Farms Grass Rides     45
Bald Hill Reservation     47
Weir Hill Reservation     50
Deer Jump Reservation     53
Ward Reservation     56
Lynn Woods     58
Breakheart Reservation     61
Middlesex Fells Reservation: East Side     64
Middlesex Fells Reservation: West Side     67
Northwest of Boston
Dunstable Rural Land Trust Wildlife Preserve     71
Groton Place and Sabine Woods     74
Spring Hill/Nashoba Brook Conservation Areas     76
Great Brook Farm State Park     79
Estabrook Woods/Punkatasset Conservation Land     82
Lincoln Conservation Land/Mount Misery     85
Willards Woods     88
West of Boston
Fresh Pond Reservation     91
Cat Rock Park     94
Weston Reservoir     96
Centennial Reservation     98
Elm Bank Reservation     101
Noanet Woodlands     103
Rocky Narrows/Sherborn Town Forest     107
Callahan State Park/Welch Reservation     109
South of Boston
Blue Hills Reservation: Great Blue Hill     113
Blue Hills Reservation: Ponkapoag Pond     116
Wilson Mountain Reservation     119
Rocky Woods     121
Noon Hill     124
Whitney and Thayer Woods     127
Wompatuck State Park     130
Worlds End Reservation     133
Doggie Daytrip: Central/Western Massachusetts
Mount Watatic     136
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation     139
Douglas State Forest     142
Peaked Mountain     145
Mount Tom State Reservation     148
Beartown State Forest      150
Monument Mountain     153
October Mountain State Forest     155
Exploring Sea and Sand: The Cape and the Islands
Beebe Woods     159
Mashpee River Woodlands     161
Nickerson State Park     164
Trade Wind Fields Preserve     167
Waskosims Rock Reservation     169
Great Rock Bight Preserve     172
Rodmans Hollow     175
Clay Head Preserve     177
Contact Information     181
Additional Resources     183
Index     186