{"id":16505,"date":"2021-11-01T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=16505"},"modified":"2021-11-01T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:30:59","slug":"take-5-boardwalk-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-boardwalk-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Boardwalk Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re shining a light on the joys of hiking all month long and encouraging everyone to join us outside for Hike-a-thon<\/a>, November 26-28. To get ready, tune in online for Hiking 101<\/a> & Hiking 101 for Families<\/a>, at a free guided hike<\/a> the last weekend of November, or make your own adventure by finding<\/a> a boardwalk trail near you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To inspire your adventures, check out a few boardwalk trails, which provide unique opportunities to walk over and around marshes, ponds, and wetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellfleet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuar, Topsfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to our Hike-a-thon Trailhead Sponsors AbbVie Inc. and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re shining a light on the joys of hiking all month long and encouraging everyone to join us outside for Hike-a-thon, November 26-28. To get ready, tune in online for Hiking 101 & Hiking 101 for Families, at a free guided hike the last weekend of November, or make your own adventure by finding a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":16522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[450,177,445,199,98,449,112],"class_list":["post-16505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-get-outdoors","tag-boardwalk","tag-broad-meadow-brook","tag-daniel-webster","tag-ipswich-river","tag-stony-brook","tag-take-5","tag-wellfleet-bay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/11\/DSC_2665-750x500-925f61e0-4169-4df9-8110-5db5b471cd28.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-4id","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14983,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/access-nature-through-these-ada-accessible-trails\/","url_meta":{"origin":16505,"position":0},"title":"Access Nature Through These ADA-Accessible Trails","author":"Kelly R.","date":"November 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"If you, or someone you care about, has had trouble accessing scenic outdoor areas via traditional trails in\u00a0the\u00a0past,\u00a0our\u00a0ADA-Accessible All Persons\u00a0Trails\u00a0may be\u00a0your\u00a0key to unlocking the great outdoors.\u00a0\u00a0 What\u00a0is an\u00a0All Persons Trail?\u00a0 What began in 2008 with the construction of a pilot \u201csensory trail\u201d at\u00a0Stony Brook\u00a0Wildlife Sanctuary\u00a0in\u00a0Norfolk,\u00a0has evolved into Mass Audubon\u2019s Accessible\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Walking on a All Persons Trail","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/IMG_0306-720x480-451c0258-cc42-42f5-8462-d68789b22ff9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/IMG_0306-720x480-451c0258-cc42-42f5-8462-d68789b22ff9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/IMG_0306-720x480-451c0258-cc42-42f5-8462-d68789b22ff9.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/IMG_0306-720x480-451c0258-cc42-42f5-8462-d68789b22ff9.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16083,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/hikes-to-squeeze-in-before-the-school-year-starts\/","url_meta":{"origin":16505,"position":1},"title":"Hikes to Squeeze in Before the School Year Starts","author":"Kelly R.","date":"August 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Thinking about back to school already?! 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