Crags Foot Path–Old Furnace Brook Path, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 246 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Headquarters Path 42.22934, -71.06429
Nearest town Milton, MA
Directions
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Crags Foot Path–Old Furnace Brook Path, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 86–245 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Headquarters Path · 42.22934, -71.06429
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: Randolph Ave @ Eager Rd stop 556 m from the trailhead
- Start on Headquarters Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Crags Foot Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip98%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
81°63°
Wed
88°64°
Thu
86°70°
17%
Fri
94°73°
26%
Sat
88°72°
43%
Sun
95°72°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Eager Rd stop 556 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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