Waterfall Hikes Near Boston, MA

Boston sits on a glacially scoured coastal plain of drumlins, river valleys and tidal estuaries abutting the Atlantic, with nearby uplands like the Blue Hills and Middlesex Fells offering granite ridges and wooded gullies. Within 50 miles most waterfall hikes are short woodland stream walks or moderate gorge and ledge scrambles, with a few easy roadside and drive-up cascades; the mix of urban shoreline, former mill river corridors, and conserved highlands gives hikers geologic variety and easy access.