Searching for a fabulous path in Middlesex Fells Reservation? All Trails has 35 extraordinary climbing trails, trail running trails, mountain trekking trails and the sky is the limit from there, with hand-curate trail maps and driving directions also and photos from nature lovers just like you. Just hoping to go for a fast walk? A 10-minute drive from the city, Middlesex Fells Reservation has an assortment of trails, both initial and testing. In case you're hoping to unwind, the Spot Pond Brook Historic is an easier lush way coming in at just 1 mile. For to greater extent ascension, attempt the Skyline Trail, a 6.9-mile circle with several steep ascents. Start looking at them and you'll be out on the path instantly! Open all year, first light to dusk. "Fells" is the Saxon word for rough, bumpy tracts of land - an adept name for this scenic territory which is wealthy in neighborhood history. This picturesque region was once preferred for lumber, rock quarrying, ice industry, and water power for the numerous mills including one that fabricated some of the first vulcanized elastic products.