Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Headquarters Path, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 58 min
Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Headquarters Path, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route reaches Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 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–Headquarters Path, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 58 min
Elevation 182–332 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 42.21495, -71.07013
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Pipe Line, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 250 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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