Breakneck Ledge & Chestnut Run Path
2.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Breakneck Ledge & Chestnut Run Path is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route reaches Breakneck Ledge. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Breakneck Ledge & Chestnut Run Path
2.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 198–458 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Summit Road · 42.21797, -71.11342
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 487 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Puddle Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Border Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hill Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Breakneck Ledge.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Chestnut Run Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Breakneck Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hill Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jeffries Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wolcott Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Puddle Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 487 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Summit Road Trailhead
- Path Continues–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Border Path via Wolcott Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Puddle Path–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.6 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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