Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Q Wall, 6 cliffs is a 5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route passes Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, Q Wall and R Wall before reaching S Wall at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 382 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 331 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22640, -71.06131
Nearest town Milton, MA
Directions
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Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Q Wall, 6 cliffs
5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 120–332 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 right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Q Wall.
- 50 ftPass R Wall.
- 50 ftPass S Wall.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
59% dirt41% 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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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