Bouncing Brook Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Bouncing Brook Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. It climbs 285 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 364 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21541, -71.04518
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
Directions
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Bouncing Brook Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 113–363 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21541, -71.04518
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 262 Forbes Road stop 715 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
77% dirt13% gravel10% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°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
82°64°
Wed
89°64°
Thu
87°71°
17%
Fri
95°73°
26%
Sat
89°73°
43%
Sun
96°72°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 262 Forbes Road stop 715 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bouncing Brook Path Loop 3.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
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