Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint via Headquarters Path
5 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint via Headquarters Path is a 5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near East Milton, MA. The route reaches Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 513 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint via Headquarters Path
5 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 76–332 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24202, -71.04940
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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