Wildest hikes in Massachusetts

The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.

These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Massachusetts, from 94% wild at the top of the board to 83% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.1 to 16 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Devils Kitchen Road–East Street, 4 sights, gaining 1,125 ft. They lie across 4 named parks, forests, and preserves.

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Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 94% wild
East Street & Fisk Road 8 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 93% wild
East Street 8.5 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 92% wild
West End Pond–Crescent Beach Loop, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 91% wild
French Watering Place–Mary's Lake, 5 lakes 15 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 91% wild
Devils Kitchen Road–East Street, 4 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft · 91% wild
French Watering Place–Blaney's Pond, 4 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 90% wild
West End Pond–Crescent Beach, 6 beaches 13.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 89% wild
Mary's Lake–Crescent Beach, 5 beaches 13.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 89% wild
Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches 12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 89% wild
Vietnam via Hunt Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 89% wild
Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 88% wild
Hunt Road 3 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 86% wild
Quabbin Reservoir–Gorge Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 85% wild
Royalston Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 85% wild
Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 85% wild
Quabbin Reservoir–East Street, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 85% wild
Devils Kitchen Road & Miner Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 85% wild
Old M & M Trail & Royalston Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 84% wild
Griswold Road–North Prescott Road, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 84% wild
Goatherd Rock–Bog Trail, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 84% wild
Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 5 summits 7 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 84% wild
Quabbin Reservoir–North Prescott Road, 4 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 83% wild
Greenwood Walls Trail–Kiln Road, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 83% wild
Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits 5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 83% wild