1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 400 ftPass Houghton's Pond.
3. 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Coon Hollow Path, heading W.
7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
8. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Skyline Trail, heading W.
9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
10. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
11. 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading W.
12. 150 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
13. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading W.
16. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
17. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
19. 0.2 miReach Little Blue Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading SE.
22. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
24. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
25. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
26. 100 ftTurn right onto South Skyline Trail, heading E.
27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Coon Hollow Path, heading NE.
28. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
29. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-hills-reservation-viewpoint-blue-hills-reservation-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km-1363