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12/22/09
The Hills
Your Definitive Sledding Guide
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. And when life gives you snow, you go sledding. Behold our definitive guide to the area's best sled hills—as well as the best spots to cap off a run with a little après-sled action.
BROOKLINE
Larz Anderson Park
Why: The park sits on a large part of the former Anderson estate, so it feels like you're
sneaking in an afternoon sled run on someone else's backyard. It's also fun to sled on a property with
Revolutionary War history.
Time From Boston: 20 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Costello's Tavern, located about a mile and a half east, serves a mean Irish coffee, heavy on the Irish.
Time From Boston: 20 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Costello's Tavern, located about a mile and a half east, serves a mean Irish coffee, heavy on the Irish.
- 411:
- Anderson Park, 23 Newton St; Costello's Tavern, 723 Centre St
MARLBOROUGH
Jericho Hill
Why: If you've ever been skiing and thought, "I wonder what it would be like to sled down
this," your moment has arrived. The skiing stopped years ago, but now Jericho is prime sledding turf.
Time From Boston: 40 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Head to Firefly's BBQ, about two miles northeast of the hill, for a cognac-soaked Dante's Punch. Time it right and catch some live blues.
Time From Boston: 40 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Head to Firefly's BBQ, about two miles northeast of the hill, for a cognac-soaked Dante's Punch. Time it right and catch some live blues.
- 411:
- Jericho Hill, Brigham St off Clover Hill Rd; Firefly's BBQ, 350 E. Main St
ROSLINDALE
Arnold Arboretum
Why: Take in the splendor of the Boston skyline from the top of Peter's Hill, just before
shredding down it Christmas Vacation–style on a disc sled (requirements: WD-40 and a death
wish).
Time From Boston: 20 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Hit the Alchemist Lounge, located about two miles north, for a Rum Swizzle and some barbecue ribs.
Time From Boston: 20 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Hit the Alchemist Lounge, located about two miles north, for a Rum Swizzle and some barbecue ribs.
- 411:
- Arboretum, 125 Arborway Rd; Alchemist Lounge, 435 S. Huntington Ave
WALTHAM
Prospect Hill Park
Why: Long runs down the slopes of Little Prospect Hill will either remind you what it's
like to be a kid again (as you're going down), or just how old you are (hiking back up).
Time From Boston: 25 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Duck into the Mad Raven, about two miles southeast, for a perfect pint of Guinness and the shepherd's pie.
Time From Boston: 25 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Duck into the Mad Raven, about two miles southeast, for a perfect pint of Guinness and the shepherd's pie.
- 411:
- Prospect Hill, 322 Totten Pond Rd; The Mad Raven, 841 Main St
LONDONDERRY, NH
Mack's Hill
Why: This is the Black Diamond of sledding. A legendarily steep hill on the backside of an
apple orchard, with three levels to test your mettle, and a long expanse with massive jumps regularly
created. If you want big air, this is the place.
Time From Boston: 45 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Lick your wounds at Whippersnappers, about two and a half miles east, with a couple of bourbons in a townie-bar setting that reminds you you're in New Hampshire.
Time From Boston: 45 minutes by car
Après-Sled: Lick your wounds at Whippersnappers, about two and a half miles east, with a couple of bourbons in a townie-bar setting that reminds you you're in New Hampshire.
- 411:
- Mack's Hill, 230 Mammoth Rd; Whippersnappers, 44 Nashua Rd
Only what you need to know.