Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Golden Tail Wags Awards 2017

During December we are going to take a brief break from posting trail reviews and will resume in January.  However, to wrap up this year’s adventures, we’d like to present our 2nd Annual Golden Tail Wags Awards.  Oh sure you’d expect this to be about the best of the best.  It’s not.  Our awards are […]

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King Philip’s Hill, Northfield, MA

Hike through history on a dog friendly walk at King Philip’s Hill, in Northfield, MA.  During the winter of 1675/6 the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet, called “King Philip” by the colonists, used this bluff overlooking the Connecticut River for his encampment during King Philip’s War.  Today the remnants of the trenches and bank fortifications are still […]

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King Philip’s Hill – Northfield, MA

Hike through history on a dog friendly walk at King Philip’s Hill, in Northfield, MA.  During the winter of 1675/6 the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet, called “King Philip” by the colonists, used this bluff overlooking the Connecticut River for his encampment during King Philip’s War.  Today the remnants of the trenches and bank fortifications are still […]

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Halloween Hikes for Dogs

In the spirit of Halloween, today we are sharing a few of our favorite Dog Friendly spooky hikes.  Are you a scaredy dog, or brave enough to visit our favorite tail wagging haunts?  Ok, so really the only thing spooky about these trails are the names and the legends behind them, but they are all […]

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Satan’s Kingdom, Northfield, MA

In the spirit of Halloween, we’re taking you far off the beaten path to Satan’s Kingdom in Northfield, MA.  Yes, there really is a place named Satan’s Kingdom in Massachusetts!  But don’t let the name of this unincorporated community scare you.  Satan’s Kingdom is a tranquil dog hike along an old logging road that is […]

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New England Dog Hikes

With Fall officially arriving later on this week, we would like to share with you a few of our favorite Dog Friendly Hikes in New England.  Click on the highlighted name for more information, including directions, weather forecast and photos.  For additional tail wagging destinations, please visit our Dog Friendly Places recommendations.  And as always, […]

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Improved Dog Friendly Trails Reviews

Exciting news! We’ve reached maximum capacity for our Dog Friendly Trails recommendations page!  But have no fear, we still have a lot more reviews to post and places to explore.  So to accommodate our growing list we’ve updated Living with a Golden.  You’ll notice when you visit our Dog Trails page, you’ll see we’ve added […]

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Ravenswood Park, Gloucester, MA

With an extensive network of trails totaling over 10 miles, Ravenswood Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts, offers a variety of of dog friendly hiking options.  Trails range from wide carriage paths that are perfect for a leisurely stroll, to more moderate hikes along the boulder strewn and wetlands trails.  On the day we visited, we hiked […]

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