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For a first walk, Boston members favor the Public Garden or coffee on Newbury Street. The Esplanade along the Charles is good for a flat loop. Cambridge regulars meet in Harvard Square; Worcester couples often start at Elm Park. Northampton has its downtown; the Berkshires offer Tanglewood in summer. The Cape works any season, coffee in Provincetown, oysters in Wellfleet, a slow walk on Race Point Beach when the wind drops.