Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond before reaching Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 185–332 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21402, -71.09315
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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