The best hikes in Massachusetts are not only the ones that give people the feeling of getting away and reconnecting with nature, but those that also have a certain photogenic quality to them.

Social media is no stranger to scenery shots and today’s hikers often share their best photos of trails.

Travel With Data, a travel blog that integrates math into trip planning, recently shared its list of the 28 most popular hikes in Massachusetts.

The authors used search engine optimization tool Ahrefs to dive into all of the hiking spots in the state, as well as search results on Google and photos posted to Instagram.

Last year, MassLive presented readers with some of the best day hikes in the state, some of which overlap with this list, but here’s photos of the most popular ones, according to the data.

28. Battle Road Trail - Concord

Monthly Searches: 350

Instagram Posts: 385

27. Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail - South Wellfleet

Monthly Searches: 400

Instagram Posts: 474

26. Alander Mountain - Mount Washington

Monthly Searches: 450

Instagram Posts: 1,440

25. Race Brook Falls - Sheffield

Monthly Searches: 450

Instagram Posts: 2,008

24. Robert Frost Trail - Amherst

Monthly Searches: 500

Instagram Posts: 562

23. Lynn Woods Reservation - Lynn

Monthly Searches: 500

Instagram Posts: 929

22. Mount Misery - Lincoln

Monthly Searches: 500

Instagram Posts: 1,894

21. Mount Everett - Sheffield

Monthly Searches: 700

Instagram Posts: 942

20. Ashuwillticook Rail Trail - Lanesborough

Monthly Searches: 700

Instagram Posts: 1,782

19. Bay Circuit Trail - Eastern Massachusetts

Monthly Searches: 700

Instagram Posts: 95

18. Great Brook Farm State Park - Carlisle

Monthly Searches: 700

Instagram Posts: 1,340

17. Horn Pond - Woburn

Monthly Searches: 700

Instagram Posts: 16,800

16. Purgatory Chasm - Sutton

Monthly Searches: 800

Instagram Posts: 1,591

15. Monument Mountain - Great Barrington

Monthly Searches: 800

Instagram Posts: 3,821

14. Appalachian Trail - Massachusetts

Monthly Searches: 900

Instagram Posts: N/A

13. Mount Watatic - Ashburnham

Monthly Searches: 1,000

Instagram Posts: 877

12. Nashua River Rail Trail - Northern Massachusetts

Monthly Searches: 1,000

Instagram Posts: 1,041

11. Bruce Freeman Rail Trail - Westford

Monthly Searches: 1,400

Instagram Posts: 1,353

10. Harold Parker State Forest - Andover

Monthly Searches: 2,600

Instagram Posts: 8,753

9. Myles Standish State Forest - Carver

Monthly Searches, 2,600

Instagram Posts: 3,763

8. Mount Wachusett State Reservation - Princeton

Monthly Searches: 3,100

Instagram Posts: 9,000

7. Middlesex Fells Reservation - Stoneham

Monthly Searches: 3,100

Instagram Posts: 40,400

6. Cape Cod Rail Trail - Cape Cod

Monthly Searches: 3,600

Instagram Posts: 3,240

5. Mount Greylock State Reservation - Lanesborough

Monthly Searches: 3,800

Instagram Posts: 4,366

4. Blue Hills Reservation - Milton

Monthly Searches: 5,200

Instagram Posts: 58,500

3. Cape Cod National Seashore - Cape Cod

Monthly Searches: 6,400

Instagram Posts: 30,400

2. Bash Bish Falls - Mount Washington

Monthly Searches: 8,000

Instagram Posts: 26,000

1. Walden Pond - Concord

Monthly Searches: 31,000

Instagram Posts: 32,000

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