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Babel Rock–Saint Moritz Pond, 3 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near West Quincy, MA. The route passes Saint Moritz Pond and Babel Rock before reaching Kayla's Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 203 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24045, -71.03194
Nearest town West Quincy, MA

Directions

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Babel Rock–Saint Moritz Pond, 3 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 45 min

Elevation 86–202 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24045, -71.03194

Weather Aug 4: 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 562 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Quarries Foot Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miPass Saint Moritz Pond.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach Babel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miPass Kayla's Pond.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quarries Foot Path, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 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

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 79°F70°
Precip97%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity79%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 44% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 39% rain8 AM: 37% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 3% rain
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 562 m from the trailhead

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