Lunchbreak Entertainment: Waltham, MA

View from atop Prospect Hill, looking over Waltham, MA

Another post in what may eventually become an on-going series revealing cool and interesting things for us program managers to do during our mid-day breaks from the tedium of the registration table.

If you're into jogging and just happen to be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in Waltham, MA (greater Boston area), this post is for you. A few minutes' walk away from the hotel is a regional park called Prospect Hill Park featuring over 250 acres of undeveloped woodlands that feature multiple off-road jogging trails, paved roadways, campsites, viewpoints looking over the Boston city skyline, and plenty of spots to sit down and eat some lunch.

At the top of this rather tall hill are some abandoned military radio towers, some of which you can climb if you're feeling up for a great view of the surrounding area. The jogging is great and, unlike the hotel's treadmills, goes through a variety of terrain and inclines. The park is open year-round to foot traffic, but its roadways are closed for much of winter, so doing more than walking in the park during those months may prove difficult.

MA, Waltham - Prospect Hill Park from Joshua Johnson on Vimeo.

[ Prospect Hill Park Advocacy Group ]

[ Waltham Recreation Department: Parks & Facilities ]