Pakomet Spring–Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Pakomet Spring–Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route passes Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint before reaching Pakomet Spring at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pakomet Spring–Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 182–332 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.22640, -71.06131
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 1248 Randolph Ave stop 778 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Pipe Line, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savoy Path, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach Pakomet Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1248 Randolph Ave stop 778 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nahanton Hill–Skyline Viewpoint Loop, 3 summits 1.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Fenno Peak–Chickatawbut Hill, 6 summits 2.4 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Little Dome–Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.4 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Buck Hill Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Hawk Hill Viewpoint & Hawk Hill Path via Bouncing Brook Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- The Crags–Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.6 mi · ▲ 277 ft
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