Bouncing Brook Path–Headquarters Path, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bouncing Brook Path–Headquarters Path, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bouncing Brook Path–Headquarters Path, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 54–259 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.23553, -71.06917
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Pipe Line, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Headquarters Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pipe Line, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead
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