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Walking trails offer a taste of nature near the city

Broadmoor, Natick.

Mass Audubon

Broadmoor, Natick.

Do you like great horned owls? Then Belmont’s Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, with its Highland Farm Loop, is the place to stroll. The Massachusetts Audubon Society compiled a list of the best walking trails on its properties. One path at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk is great for “using all your senses,” Mass Audubon says, and children will like the Forest Discovery Trail at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln. Have younger children? Then head over to Natick’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary for the Marsh Boardwalk, where pushing a stroller is easy. And if you have the urge to smell a sassafras leaf, Hopkinton’s Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary has enough to satisfy your nose’s biggest craving.