Massachusetts trails · Lake hikes

Lake hikes in Massachusetts

858 trails in Massachusetts reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
New England National Scenic Trail	72.5 mi	—	Mayo Hill, Mount Norwottock
Bay Circuit Trail	49.7 mi	—	Pierce Hill, Noon Hill
Skyline Trail	4.5 mi	—	Nahanton Hill, Buck Hill
Province Lands Bike Trail	7.8 mi	—	Clapps Round Pond, Ocean View Hill
Mahican Mohawk Trail	16.2 mi	—	Clark Mountain, Spruce Hill
Midstate Trail	14.2 mi	—	Crow Hills, Muddy Pond
Falmouth Shining Sea Trail	10.5 mi	—	Quissett Beach, Fresh Pond
Cape Cod Rail Trail/Chatham	4.1 mi	—	Blue Pond, Black Pond
Rock Circuit Trail	3.6 mi	—	Black Rock, Boojum Rock
Appalachian Trail	6.7 mi	—	North Mountain, The Cobbles
Essex Railroad Rail Trail	18.6 mi	—	Sutton Pond, Mill Pond Stevens Pond
Blackstone River Bikeway	22.8 mi	—	Blackstone River Reservoir, Riverdale Pond
Shining Sea Bikeway	6.0 mi	—	Fresh Pond, Quahog Pond
Cape Cod Rail Trail	12.2 mi	—	Black Pond, Andrews Pond
Assabet River Rail Trail	12.2 mi	—	Fort Pond Brook Reservoir, Millpond
Battle Road Trail (multi-purpose recreational path)	5.1 mi	—	Lost Pond, Hardys Hill
Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail	24.2 mi	—	Bruces Pond, Nob Hill
Southern New England Trunkline	26.3 mi	—	Morse Pond, Lee Pond
Mason NH Rail Trail ext.	9.6 mi	—	Squannacook River Reservoir, Walker Pond
Peabody Bikeway Part 1	3.4 mi	—	Mill Pond, Ipswich River Reservoir
Utility Corridor	2.5 mi	—	October Mountain, Halfway Pond
Cliff Pond Loop Trail	1.1 mi	—	Grassy Nook, Little Cliff Pond
Quarry Trail	0.7 mi	—	June Pond, Notch Pond
Four Ponds Loop	1.4 mi	—	Freeman Pond, Upper Pond
Thacher Trail	0.7 mi	—	Miller Pond, Muddy Pond
Willams River Rail Trail	9.4 mi	—	Shaker Mill Pond, Harts Pond
Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths	1.8 mi	—	Oak Bluffs Town Beach, Hamlin Pond
Monatiquot River Trail and Boardwalk	0.3 mi	—	Hollingsworth Pond, Ames Pond
Fresh Pond Path	0.8 mi	—	Lily Pond, Blacks Nook
Sudbury Aqueduct Path	0.2 mi	—	Hemlock Gorge, Charles River Reservoir
North Central Pathway	8.7 mi	—	Beaman Hill, Crystal Lake
Bruiser's Pass Snowmobile Trail	2.3 mi	—	Blackpoll Mountain, New Tanks
Taconic Crest Trail	5.2 mi	—	Twin Pond, Cranberry Pond
Mass Central/MCRT	9.8 mi	—	Maple Spring Pond
Manhan Rail Trail	6.2 mi	—	Mill River Diversion Reservoir, Rubber Thread Pond
Energetic Sauce	5.0 mi	—	Hathaway Pond, Dugway Pond
Coggshall Park	3.2 mi	—	Pine Hill, Mirror Lake
Rocky Pond Path	3.9 mi	—	East Head Bog Reservoir, East Head Pond
Alander Mountain Trail	2.8 mi	—	Alander Mountain, Hunts Pond
Cape Cod Canal Bike Paths	6.7 mi	—	Foundry Pond, Bourne Pond
Brookside Trail	0.2 mi	—	Duck Pond, Mill Pond
Upper Charles Trail	22.8 mi	—	Factory Pond, Cedar Swamp Pond
Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue)	1.8 mi	—	Bond Hill, Fernwood Lake
Mass Central	9.7 mi	—	Wachusett Dam
Jamaicaway Bikepath	1.5 mi	—	Willow Pond, Leverett Pond
Bruce Freeman	30.7 mi	—	Ice House Pond, White Pond
Surface Artery Bikeway	2.0 mi	—	Fort Hill (historical), Copps Hill
Ridge Trail	0.6 mi	—	Notch Pond, June Pond
Dark Hollow	0.6 mi	—	Bear Hill, Winthrop Hill
Higgin'S Pond Trail	0.8 mi	—	Eel Pond, Higgins Pond
Independence Greenway	2.7 mi	—	Mill Pond, Elginwood Pond
Weir Hill	0.3 mi	—	Weir Hill, Mill Pond Stevens Pond
Madaket Bike Path	1.5 mi	—	Sauls Pond, Waqutuquaib Ponds
Blue Trail	0.4 mi	—	June Pond, Echo Lake
Tucker Hill Path	0.5 mi	—	Breeze Hill, Hillside Pond
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail	10.8 mi	—	Berkshire Pond, Cheshire Reservoir
Riverdale Parkway Bikepath	0.7 mi	—	Leverett Pond, Wards Pond
Nahant Heritage	0.3 mi	—	Baileys Hill, Bear Pond
Pond Trail	0.5 mi	—	Miller Pond, Muddy Pond
Innermost Trail	0.3 mi	—	Bradstreet Hill, Pintail Pond