Boston Summit Hikes

Experience thru-hiking fever (and New England hardwoods) on this section of the historic Long Trail across Glastonbury Mountain. BY RYAN WICHELNS

This 12.1-mile loop skirts five reservoirs, cuts through forests of oak, hemlock, and birch, and gains 2,600 feet of elevation in 2,060-acre Middlesex Fells Reservation.

Link meadows to hilltops across Westborough’s open spaces.

Take a ridgeline walk to views of the Boston skyline.

Bag the highest Bay State mountain east of the Berkshires, a famous New England ski resort.