Babel Rock & Saint Moritz Pond via Skyline Trail is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near West Quincy, MA. The route passes Saint Moritz Pond before reaching Babel Rock at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 203 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24274, -71.03400
Nearest town West Quincy, MA
Directions
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Babel Rock & Saint Moritz Pond via Skyline Trail
1.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 38 min
Elevation 86–202 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24274, -71.03400
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 79°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 307 Willard St stop 357 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Quarries Foot Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Saint Moritz Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Babel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quarries Foot Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 79°F70°
Precip97%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
86°64°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
87°71°
26%
Fri
95°74°
29%
Sat
89°73°
37%
Sun
96°73°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 307 Willard St stop 357 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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