1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint.
3. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
8. 250 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NE.
9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
17. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
18. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
19. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
20. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
21. 350 ftPass Q Wall.
22. 50 ftPass R Wall.
23. 50 ftPass S Wall.
24. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
26. 50 ftReach Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
31. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
32. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
33. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
36. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
38. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
39. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading SE.
40. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
41. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
42. 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
43. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
45. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
46. 50 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-out-back-8-km-9f57