OUTDOOR SPACE: The property is a mix of cleared and wooded land, with a sloping, two-mile hiking loop, a quarter-mile sledding luge and a campsite with a fire pit.
The three basic types of backcountry hikes include: Loop hikes, which follow a long circle that will allow you to end up back where you started.
BOSTON Michael Tougias, who wrote the Appalachian Mountain Club's guide to day hikes near Boston, recommends a two-mile loop hike to an observation tower at Blue Hills Reservation, near Canton, Mass.
And while you are at the summit, there are five marked hiking trail loops and a three-quarter-mile walk to a fire station lookout with 360-degree panoramas of Vermont and New York.
The plan was to proceed immediately to Gulf Hagas, taking the eight-hour loop hike through what is billed as the four-mile-long Grand Canyon of Maine.
Top tip The Upper Muley Twist Canyon cuts lengthwise along the tilted spine of the Waterpocket Fold, making for a rugged but stunning 15-mile overnight loop hike.
Top tip: Don't let the name scare you away, the Misery Ridge 3.8-mile loop hike is a treat, with views of Smith Rock, the Crooked river canyon and the entire Cascade peaks to the west, including Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson and the Three Sisters.
Jarrard Creek Trail can be combined with Slaughter Creek Trail and a 2.1-mile section of the Appalachian Trail to form a six-mile loop hike that starts and ends at the lake.
Or work up a thirst with a mile-long loop hike on Drown Road and the Chapel Steps Trail, which starts with a climb through a eucalyptus grove near the museum.
Get up to more than 10,000 feet in just a few minutes with a ride on the Sandia Peak Tram, where you can go for an incredible - and not too difficult - three-mile loop hike along the ridge; in winter try your hand at a little skiing or snowboarding.
