{"id":3779,"date":"2014-03-05T09:14:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2018-04-27T07:45:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T11:45:05","slug":"enjoying-the-great-outdoors-in-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3779","title":{"rendered":"35 Ways to Enjoy the Great Outdoors in New England"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jordan Pond at Acadia National Park, Maine (photo by Eric)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wonderful opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors abound in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.<\/p>\n

In no particular order, I came up with some amazing, free \u00a0or low-cost outdoor New England travel and vacation destinations for scenic walks, hikes and places to ride a bike that will be sure to please the senses while you get in some good exercise.<\/p>\n

Let’s start the journey now with these 35\u00a0 “feel good” outdoor New England travel gems…<\/p>\n

Monarch Trail, Adams Farm, Walpole MA<\/a>
\nWorld’s End, Hingham MA<\/a>
\nPaddling the Housatonic River in Connecticut<\/a>
\nShort Sands Beach, York Beach, Maine<\/a>
\nCape Cod beaches<\/a>
\nNoon Hill, Medfield MA<\/a>
\nMarginal Way, Ogunquit ME<\/a>
\nJordan Pond, Acadia National Park ME<\/a>
\nNewport Cliff Walk, Newport RI<\/a>
\nParker Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport MA<\/a>
\nVermont hikes for the family<\/a>
\nCastle Island, Boston MA<\/a>
\nBird Park, Walpole MA<\/a>
\nWalden Pond, Concord MA<\/a>
\nBorderland State Park, Easton MA<\/a>
\nTrustees Reservation locations throughout Massachusetts<\/a>
\nBushnell Park, Hartford CT<\/a>
\nThe Freedom Trail, Boston MA<\/a>
\nWalpole Town Forest, Walpole MA<\/a>
\nPopular walks in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire<\/a>
\nHale Reservation, Westwood MA<\/a>
\nMt. Chocorua, Tamworth, NH<\/a>
\nMulti-use recreation trails in Maine<\/a>
\nBlue Hills Reservation, Milton MA<\/a>
\nMt. Sugarloaf, South Deerfield MA<\/a>
\nCadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park Maine<\/a>
\nPack Monadnock, Peterborough NH<\/a>
\nEast Bay Bike Path, Bristol to Providence Rhode Island<\/a>
\nMinuteman Bikeway, Cambridge to Bedford MA<\/a>
\nStowe VT Recreation Path<\/a>
\nCape Cod Canal Bike Trail<\/a>
\nShining Sea Bikeway, Cape Cod<\/a>
\nColt State Park, Bristol RI<\/a>
\nGillette Castle State Park, East Haddam CT<\/a>
\nLong Sands Beach, York Beach Maine<\/a><\/p>\n