Massachusetts Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Massachusetts Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Massachusetts

• Berkshires, MA
  
• Appalachian Trail, ME
  

Travel Guides In Massachusetts

• Boston, MA
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• Cape Cod, MA
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• Martha's Vineyard, MA
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• Nantucket, MA
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• Berkshires, MA
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• Provincetown, MA
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• Appalachian Trail, ME
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• Buzzards Bay, MA
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• Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
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• Mount Greylock State Reservation, MA
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Northeast Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Connecticut
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• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• New York
• Vermont

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Fall foliage in the Berkshires, Massachusetts (Joe Sohm/Digital Vision/Getty)

Top Massachusetts Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Appalachian Trail
• Berkshires

Feature Articles

• Get A Clue
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  Ever heard of letterboxing? Meet this new twist on the family hike.
• The Exhaust-Free, Self-Propelled Foliage Tour
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  Massachusetts: Hiking the Northern Berkshires and Sea Kayaking Cape Ann
• Follow the Leader
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  The year's most intriguing guided adventures
• The Winnetu
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  Martha's Vineyard, MA
• Strand Us Here
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  See Creatures

Trip Ideas

• Backyard Playgrounds
  Boston
• Five Great Family Escapes
  100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine
• At Home in the Wild
  Civility and wilderness meet at Little Lyford Pond Sport Camps

Practical Advice

• A Trekking Primer
  
• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
• Women’s Running Gear Essentials
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• Waterproofing Innovations
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  A new way to waterproof
• The Goods: Hiking
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• Mountain Sense
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  Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker

Fitness

• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

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GOOD FOR HIKING AND BACKPACKING

Garden Gables Inn
135 Main Street
Lenox, MA 01240 Map

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Porches
231 River Street
North Adams, MA 01247 Map

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The Red Lion Inn
30 Main Street - P.O. Box 954
Stockbridge, MA 01262-0954 Map

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