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Below is a list of some golf courses/country clubs near Franklin, MA.  (I give information about the Maplegate Country Club elsewhere in a separate post because a portion of its grounds are located in Franklin, MA.) Links to sites that give comprehensive information on all aspects of golfing in Massachusetts are given at the bottom of this post. [...]

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Adirondack Club, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

The Adirondack Club in Franklin, MA opened in 1999, so the facilities are modern and appealing.  The club boasts an 8,000 square foot workout area, eight tennis courts and two indoor pools. The club’s child care center enables parents of young children to enjoy full use of facilities while little ones stay safe and occupied.  [...]

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The Franklin Rod and Gun Club offers free to the public the opportunity for boating and fishing on Uncas Pond in Franklin, MA. The Franklin Rod and Gun Club in Franklin, MA stocks the 25 acre Uncas Pond with fish and allows pond access and fishing rights to the public at no charge.  The club [...]

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This is just a partial listing of other sports clubs and health/fitness providers in Franklin, MA: Boston Sports Club 750 Union Street Franklin, MA 02038 508-528-5960 Team Fitness Franklin Village Shopping Center Franklin, MA 100 Franklin Village Drive 508-541-8330 Planet Fitness 166 Grove Street Franklin, MA   02038 (508) 541-6880 Again, this is just a partial [...]

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This 880+ acre woodland is located in the western and southern parts of Franklin, MA.  There are many trails and dirt roads that wind and loop through the Franklin State Forest. Some trails are reserved solely for hiking while other trails are designated for non-motorized multi-use.  So mountain bikers will find a lot of challenging [...]

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Called a “hidden gem” by the Milford Daily News in an article published back in November 2007, this 130 acre parcel (also known as the Franklin Reservoir) was a gift to the Town of Franklin, MA. Worth an estimated $3 million at the time of the donation in 2001, the land had belonged to the [...]

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Town Forest, Franklin, MA

by Warren Reynolds

The Franklin Town Forest is a 180+ acre preserve that should not be confused with the Franklin State Forest also located in Franklin, MA.  They are separate woodland resources. Many trails traverse the Franklin Town Forest.  Typical walks take from 20-40 minutes. You’ll move through pines, cedars, and swamp maples. Beware that this forest borders [...]

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The Indian Rock Conservation Area in Franklin, MA is a pleasant wooded area with some short walking trails that allow you to walk up to (and actually walk on) Indian Rock, a rounded granite hilltop ending abruptly in a jagged cliff that played the featured role in a bit of grisly early Colonial history in [...]

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This nearly 42 acre parcel of conservation land runs parallel to Lincoln Street and lies between Lincoln and Maple Streets in Franklin, MA. This conservation area in Franklin, MA appears to be unnamed.  It provides very pleasant walks through gently rolling, wooded terrain.  There are occasional abandoned stone walls which mark what must have been [...]

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Early on its approximately 80 mile run to Boston Harbor, the Charles River forms the boundary between the Towns of Franklin, MA and Medway, MA. The Charles River affords canoeing, kayaking and fishing opportunities in Franklin,  MA, especially where the river moves past picturesque Populatic Pond, a recreational body of water open to non-motorized boating.  [...]

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