What is a Quest?

Turn a walk into a treasure hunt while exploring the outdoors!

On the South Shore of Boston there are many outdoor treasure hunts for families and small groups to enjoy. Each quest brings you to an outdoor trail where you can enjoy nature while looking for clues.

Quests start at a marked beginning point and include several clues hidden along the way. The last clue of each quest is a box containing a small guest book, a stamp pad, a rubber stamp, and answers to questions asked by curious "Questers". Once the box is found, participants stamp the back page of their Quest book (as proof of accomplishment), and may write or stamp in the guest book.

Each spring volunteers place the clues and boxes along the trails where they remain until late fall. Please let us know if a clue is missing by sending an email to admin@southshorequests.org.

Please note that the email address in the quest booklet is not longer valid. Please use the address above to contact us.

Click here to see the locations of the quests.

 

 

2010 Season: April 15 - November 15

New Challenge for all Questers! Receive FREE membership to SSNSC. Learn more (.pdf)

Seven new quests for 2010!

Two trails are open year round:
On Beyond Bridges at the SSNSC in Norwell
Squantum Point Park in Quincy

Trail updates for 2010

Before doing a quest, check below to see if there are any trail updates since the Quest book was published.

On p. 76, the correct email address is admin@southshorequests.org

On p. 99 The correct email address for contacting South Shore Quests for any reason is admin@southshorequests.org

Great Esker Park Quest:

The ospreys are back just in time for the Quest      season!
Because of some repairs in the Park, the post      near the bridge (for Clue #9) has been      replaced, and does not match the description      in the Quest book. However, a new Clue #9      should be easy to find.


Pond Meadow Park Quest (p. 60 in the book):

The "dock" referred to at the place for Clue #12      and Clue #18 has been broken up, although      you will see pieces of it floating in the pond.      However, the clue letter which was supposed      to be there has been relocated to a rock at      the edge of the pond where the dock used      to be.


Squantum Point Park Quest:

The first sentence on p. 75 should read "The      LAST letter of this President's last name is      clue #10 and CLUE #12."

Quest Books

2010 South Shore Quests books containing all of our quests will be available April 15th for $6.00:

Braintree
Fuzion Sports Club 288 Wood Road 781-849-0444

Cohasset
Holly Hill Farm, 230 Jerusalem Road 781-383-1455

Hingham
Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt Street 781-741-1405

Marshfield
South Shore Audubon Society, 2000 Main Street 781-837-9400

Norwell
South Shore Natural Science Center, Jacobs Lane 781-659-2559

Randolph
The Turner Free Library, 2 North Main Street 781-961-0932

Weymouth
New England Wildlife Center, 500 Columbian Street 781-682-4878