The Ipswich Center to Crane Beach Recreational Trail, isa proposed 4′ wide stone dust path along scenic Argilla Road which someday will connect the commuter rail station in the center of Ipswich to beautiful Crane Beach.
The Ipswich Commuter Rail: Ipswich is on the Boston-Newburyport commuter rail line of the Metropolitan Boston Transportation Authority (MBTA). View the commuter rail schedule.
South Green was originally known as School House Green. Many of the most important early settlers received grants of land here. Painting above is by Ipswich historic painter Johanne Cassia
Maplecroft FarmTrail: A 2009 Ipswich town meeting voted to purchase and place conservation restrictions on 247 acres of . The Essex County Trail Association (ECTA) maintains a 1.4 mile walking trail through the property from Argilla Road near Heartbreak Hill to Rt. 133 at Raymond Field. This is a working farm– dogs and bikes are not permitted. There is no parking for the trail, but the proposed Ipswich Center to Crane Beach trail will provide pedestrian access with a 1.5 mile walk from downtown Ipswich to the Argilla Rd. trailhead. View the trail map for Maplecroft Farm. 
Hamlin Reservation This former coastal farmland is now protected by the Trustees of Reservations and is open to visitors, providing access to the salt marsh via a dike path that leads to a loop trail around Eagle Island. Gently rolling fields and marsh meadows at the provide a home to bobolinks and small mammals in this remote area isolated from the modern world. Hamlin Reservation Map
Choate Island: 135-acre Choate Island (Hog Island) in Ipswich MA is the largest island in the Crane Wildlife Refuge and part of the estate owned by Chicago industrialist Richard Crane, Jr., along with Crane Beach and Crane Castle and Castle Neck, now all owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Seven islands in the Essex River Estuary (Choate, Long, Dean, Dilly, Pine, Patterson, and Round island) and part of Castle Neck make up the bulk of the Refuge. Choate Island hosts grasslands, fields and a spruce forest, surrounded by the Great Marsh and Castle Neck River. Access is along a gravel road that ends at the entrance to Crane Beach in Ipswich. is open from 8 am to 4 pm daily, crossing by canoe or kayak. 3.5 miles of gravel roads and mown foot trails lead from the island’s dock to the historic barn and continue past the past the 250-year-old Choate House to the Crane burial site at the top of Choate Island. The outstanding views of the marsh, Crane Beach, Plum Island, and Mt. Agamenticus 60 miles away near the Maine coast will bring you back time and again. 
Russell Orchards: Russell Orchards property has been a working farm since 1920 and is comprised of 120 acres of fields, gardens, orchards, and barns. The Essex County Greenbelt Association established an agricultural restriction on the land so that it can never be developed. The Russell family welcomes visitors to the farm store during regular store hours. Other areas are open to paying pick-your-own customers during designated hours
Crane Beach at the end of Argilla Road was voted the most popular beach in the Boston area in a recent poll. The extensive beach, 5 miles of dune trails along Castle Neck and the Crane Castle are managed by the Trustees of Reservations. Crane Beach and Castle Neck Map
