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From Great Barrington cave—where Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville used to hang out—to the state’s highest peak in Lanesborough, the Bay State offers an abundance of beautiful and historic hiking trails. Whether you want to peep the Boston skyline from Dover, or soak in gorgeous beach views along the Cape Cod National Seashore, these 18 hiking trails in Massachusetts will make you want to lace up this summer.