This North Shore orchard has a farm stand stocked with honey harvested on site and pies made with the farm’s own fruits, but the doughnuts are the stars of the show. Grab half a dozen hot from the oil (and rolled in sugar), and eat them with a cup of hot apple cider.

Mann Orchards in Methuen is less than an hour from Boston in the beautiful Merrimack River Valley (leaf peeping opportunities abound!) Grab some mums for mom (grown at the farm), and don’t forget the cider doughnuts. Mann Orchards also sells house-made pies and other baked goods, if doughnuts aren’t your thing.

Pepperell is on the New Hampshire border, but it’s still less than an hour away from Boston and worth the drive for the cider doughnuts at Kimball’s Fruit Farm Stand. Kimball’s produce can also be found at various farmers markets in and around Boston.

Smolak is another farm in the Merrimack River Valley doing a lot of things well, cider doughnuts included. And after gorging on deep-fried apple goodness, one can procure a custom-made flower box for one’s kitchen window.

The first of two Ipswich spots on this list. Along with cider doughnuts, Marini Farm Stand offers baked goods and produce.

Go for the adorable sheep, and stay for the cider doughnuts. Brooksby Farm is a quick drive up Rte. 1 or I-95 from Boston — so, it’s an easy, gluttonous escape.

Calareso’s in Reading offers fresh fruits and vegetables, a butcher shop with a vast selection of meats, and a laundry list of other specialty foods — but don’t forget the cider doughnuts.

The Bolton Orchards farm stand has been operating since 1945 and sells a variety of produce and other foodstuff. Bolton’s cider doughnuts are some of the best in central Massachusetts.

Like fans of Russell Orchards, Honey Pot Hill evangelists are adamant in their conviction. This Stow, Massachusetts, orchard has been operational since 1926, and, along with cider doughnuts, offers its patrons the opportunity to get spooked on a haunted hayride.

This Waltham farm is perhaps best known for its ice cream shop, but stop by Wednesday through Sunday between Labor Day and Halloween for classic cider doughnuts, featuring Carlson Orchards cider. Also keep an eye out for apple cider doughnut caramel core cones to order with ice cream...and apple cider doughnut ice cream sandwiches...and apple cider doughnut sundaes.

Now with four locations around Somerville, Boston, and Brookline (and one more on the way), the growing local chain features two seasonal cider doughnuts. There’s a cider cake doughnut made with cinnamon, nutmeg, and Carlson Orchard cider, tossed with cinnamon clove sugar, and there’s a vegan chai cider doughnut, a yeasted option with a spiced cider glaze.

Head to Kane’s for a coffee roll the size of a Buick, or head there for cider doughnuts, a seasonal treat. (A gluten-free version of the cider doughnut, glazed with honey, stays on the menu year-round.)

This South End-born doughnut chain turns out some of the city’s very best doughnuts, including its takes on cider doughnuts (as a seasonal special). This year’s cider varieties include a spiced cake doughnut with cinnamon sugar and a vegan brioche doughnut with cider glaze and fall sprinkles.

This Needham farm boasts an extensive grow list — from bok choy to celery root to kohlrabi and beyond — and has a deli serving soups, salads, and sandwiches. It also boasts one of the best cider doughnuts in Greater Boston. And for those Bostonians who can’t make it too far outside of the city, Volante Farms cider doughnuts are available on weekends at Allandale Farm on the border of Brookline and Jamaica Plain.

Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon is best known as a pick-your-own berry spot with a great farm store, but don’t forget about it as a stop on the Greater Boston cider doughnut trail (available on weekends).