The best hikes in Massachusetts are not only the ones that give people the feeling of getting away and reconnecting with nature, but those that also have a certain photogenic quality to them.
Social media is no stranger to scenery shots and today’s hikers often share their best photos of trails.
Travel With Data, a travel blog that integrates math into trip planning, recently shared its list of the 28 most popular hikes in Massachusetts.
The authors used search engine optimization tool Ahrefs to dive into all of the hiking spots in the state, as well as search results on Google and photos posted to Instagram.
Last year, MassLive presented readers with some of the best day hikes in the state, some of which overlap with this list, but here’s photos of the most popular ones, according to the data.
28. Battle Road Trail – Concord
Monthly Searches: 350
Instagram Posts: 385
27. Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail – South Wellfleet
Monthly Searches: 400
Instagram Posts: 474
26. Alander Mountain – Mount Washington
Monthly Searches: 450
Instagram Posts: 1,440
25. Race Brook Falls – Sheffield
Monthly Searches: 450
Instagram Posts: 2,008
24. Robert Frost Trail – Amherst
Monthly Searches: 500
Instagram Posts: 562
23. Lynn Woods Reservation – Lynn
Monthly Searches: 500
Instagram Posts: 929
22. Mount Misery – Lincoln
Monthly Searches: 500
Instagram Posts: 1,894
21. Mount Everett – Sheffield
Monthly Searches: 700
Instagram Posts: 942
20. Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Lanesborough
Monthly Searches: 700
Instagram Posts: 1,782
19. Bay Circuit Trail – Eastern Massachusetts
Monthly Searches: 700
Instagram Posts: 95
18. Great Brook Farm State Park – Carlisle
Monthly Searches: 700
Instagram Posts: 1,340
17. Horn Pond – Woburn
Monthly Searches: 700
Instagram Posts: 16,800
16. Purgatory Chasm – Sutton
Monthly Searches: 800
Instagram Posts: 1,591
15. Monument Mountain – Great Barrington
Monthly Searches: 800
Instagram Posts: 3,821
14. Appalachian Trail – Massachusetts
Monthly Searches: 900
Instagram Posts: N/A
13. Mount Watatic – Ashburnham
Monthly Searches: 1,000
Instagram Posts: 877
12. Nashua River Rail Trail – Northern Massachusetts
Monthly Searches: 1,000
Instagram Posts: 1,041
11. Bruce Freeman Rail Trail – Westford
Monthly Searches: 1,400
Instagram Posts: 1,353
10. Harold Parker State Forest – Andover
Monthly Searches: 2,600
Instagram Posts: 8,753
9. Myles Standish State Forest – Carver
Monthly Searches, 2,600
Instagram Posts: 3,763
8. Mount Wachusett State Reservation – Princeton
Monthly Searches: 3,100
Instagram Posts: 9,000
7. Middlesex Fells Reservation – Stoneham
Monthly Searches: 3,100
Instagram Posts: 40,400
6. Cape Cod Rail Trail – Cape Cod
Monthly Searches: 3,600
Instagram Posts: 3,240
5. Mount Greylock State Reservation – Lanesborough
Monthly Searches: 3,800
Instagram Posts: 4,366
4. Blue Hills Reservation – Milton
Monthly Searches: 5,200
Instagram Posts: 58,500
3. Cape Cod National Seashore – Cape Cod
Monthly Searches: 6,400
Instagram Posts: 30,400
2. Bash Bish Falls – Mount Washington
Monthly Searches: 8,000
Instagram Posts: 26,000
1. Walden Pond – Concord
Monthly Searches: 31,000
Instagram Posts: 32,000
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