1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Houghton's Pond.
3. 0.2 miPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
7. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
9. 50 ftTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading N.
10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
13. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
16. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
17. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading E.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
20. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
23. 450 ftReach Houghton's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
24. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
26. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
28. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
29. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
32. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
34. 50 ftTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading S.
35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
37. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
38. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
41. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-hills-reservation-viewpoint-hillside-pond-out-back-5-lakes-6-km-a631