If you’re willing to travel out to P-Town and southern CT, then travel to the western part of the state. Wachusett is an awesome hike right in the north central MA along Rt 2.

The CT River Valley has a multitude of options from simple Sugarloaf and Mt Holyoke (Skinner Park), and larger hikes along Mt Toby, and the Mt Tom and Holyoke range hikes.

The western hill towns and Berkshires have even more including Glendale Falls and the Arches, Chesterfield Gorge, Chapel Ledge in the hills and Bishbash Falls, Monument Mountain, and Mt Greylock in Berkshire County. Eastern Mass has the ocean, drive west for the hikes. It’s a lot closer than you think, and we keep the dragons inside during the daytime.