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  • Welcome to HikeYourDog.com!

    Off-leash adventures for you and your pooch are closer than you think. Dog-friendly trails are everywhere!

    Wondering where else there is to take your dog besides the local dog park? Want to do more than walk around the block? You’ll be amazed at how many off-leash friendly trails are right in our own communities. Explore one near you or take a short drive for new adventures. Your dog will love you for it!

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    Bowers Springs, Bolton, MA

  • We want to hear from you!

    Do you have a favorite dog friendly trail that we should feature or check out for ourselves?  Tell us about it!

    We are always on the lookout for new trails to explore in the Massachusetts, Upstate NY, Vermont, New Hampshire, and even Maine!  We welcome your contributions to this site or let us check it out for ourselves.

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    Cat Rock, Weston, MA

  • Harold Parker State Forest

    Boundless beauty, continuous adventure, these trails in North Andover, MA are worth exploring!

    So close to Boston yet you’ll feel so far away, you won’t be able to explore all these woods in a day.  Streams, ponds, twists and turns, allow yourself and your pup a lot of time to enjoy it all!

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  • Wharton Plantation

    Explore the wilds of Groton, MA.

    Beavers have taken over the plantation and are changing the landscape. Discover where herons call home.

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Rachel’s Top 3

My idea of the perfect trail is one that has a source of water for the pups to cool off,
well marked trails so we don’t get lost, changes in elevation so I can get a work-out, lots of room to run and roam, 
and is the destination of other like-minded dog-friendly folks.

Here are my top 3 picks for work-out, play and swim that are popular with other pups.

climb

Top 3 Power Climbs

Where can you get your power climb on without climbing an entire mountain?  These spots will give you a good workout.

  1.   The ski hill at Cat Rock, Weston, MA
  2.   Gardner Hill in the Stow Town Forest, Stow, MA
  3.   Road to the NEFF cottage, Prouty Woods, Littleton, MA
social

Top 3 Social Scenes

Where are you bound to find other pups to play with? Check out these hot spots!

  1. Saturdays at Cat Rock, Weston, MA
  2. Sundays at Great Hill, Acton, MA
  3. Bowers Springs, Bolton, MA
swim

Top 3 Watering Holes

Where can your pup cool off on a hot day?   These spots have easy access to calm waters.

  1. Cat Rock, Weston, MA
  2. Bowers Springs, Bolton, MA
  3. Great Hill Park, Acton, MA
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