Gretchen Voss

Outside Magazine's Urban Adventure: Boston

A where-to guide to outdoor adventure in one of America's greatest metro centers—indispensible for today's young urbanites who crave outdoor sports and won't settle for less.

Boston is an adventure sports fanatic's heaven. With superb opportunities within the city limits—the Charles River and Boat Basin, the Bay and its islands, the "Emerald Necklace" of parks—Boston's suburbs and outlying attractions are even more impressive. The North Shore, the South Shore, the Cape, and the Islands offer world-class destinations. Weekending offers kayaking or biking the Maine Coast, climbing New Hampshire's White Mountains, bike- or ski-touring Vermont. Here, among the countless choices, are the best destinations for two dozen sports. 75 maps.