Franklin, Massachusetts Travel Information

Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island, and Woonsocket Area The city of Woonsocket shares Providence’s urban setting but is much more firmly tied to the Industrial Revolution than her southern sister. The river waters surging through the Blackstone Gorge made ... Woonsocket, RI

Cumberland, Rhode Island The town of Cumberland occupies the rural northeastern corner of Rhode Island. Flanked by the Blackstone River and the city of Woonsocket, most of Cumberland’s attractions are found along Route 114, a... Cumberland, RI

Smithfield and North Smithfield, Rhode Island How out of the way is Blackstone Gorge Bi-State Park? Well, you can’t even get to it from North Smithfield, although most of the park is located within the town’s borders: The only access point is in ... Smithfield, RI

South of Boston around Franklin If you’re driving to Boston from the south, there’s an unusual sight on Route 3. Heading north, look to your right at exit 13 and you’ll see a white Boston Gas Company tank painted with huge swashes o... Franklin, MA

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• Boston and Greater Boston Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Northern Rhode Island Off the Beaten Path Travel

Stony Brook Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary (Distance: 4.7 mi) Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary has a one-mile self-guided nature trail that offers excellent bird-watching opportunities and a variety of terrain. Besides a long boardwalk through a marsh, the sanctua...

Norfolk, MA - Walking - length:1 mi

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary/Bristol Blake State Reservation Trail (Distance: 4.7 mi) Kids love water, and this hike offers plenty. The former site of a sawmill, Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary’s wheelchair-accessible Pond Loop Trail circles Stony Brook Pond, has an extensive boardwalk ...

Norfolk, MA - Hiking - length:1 mi

Wrentham State Forest (Distance: 5.4 mi) Just south of the town of Wrentham, about 30 miles southwest of Boston. The forest is located just a mile from I-495 and four miles from I-95. Rolling terrain, with many short, steep climbs and descen...

Wrentham, MA - Mountain Biking - length:unknown

Rockingham Recreational Trail (Distance: 5.6 mi) Abandoned rail lines invite yet another opportunity for easy mountain biking through Southern New Hampshire, the countryside that for so long inspired the poet Robert Frost. Steel and wood bridges re...

Windham, NH - Mountain Biking - length:19.4 mi

Massabesic Lake (Distance: 6.1 mi) This ride's general location is east of Manchester on NH Bypass 28. Scenery includes lovely Massabesic Lake and surrounding semi-wooded terrain. On the lake shore sits a municipal park with baseball...

Manchester, NH - Mountain Biking - length:14 mi

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Franklin Franklin Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6741 yards, par 70 0.2 miles from center of Franklin, Massachusetts

Maplegate Maplegate Country Club Public, 18 holes 6815 yards, par 72 2.6 miles from center of Franklin, Massachusetts

Bungay Brook Bungay Brook Golf Club Public, 9 holes 3136 yards, par 36 4.9 miles from center of Franklin, Massachusetts

Fore Kicks Fore Kicks Golf Club Public, 9 holes 1023 yards, par 27 5.5 miles from center of Franklin, Massachusetts

Wentworth Hills Wentworth Hills Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6310 yards, par 72 5.5 miles from center of Franklin, Massachusetts

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