Breeze Hill–Buck Hill, 7 summits
4.1 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Breeze Hill–Buck Hill, 7 summits is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route passes Houghton's Pond, Blue Hills Reservation Beach, Breeze Hill and Buck Hill before reaching Pakomet Spring at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 843 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Breeze Hill–Buck Hill, 7 summits
4.1 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 162–493 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.20640, -71.09984
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Houghton's Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Breeze Hill.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Tucker Hill Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dark Hollow Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Buck Hill.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pipe Line, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savoy Path, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pakomet Spring.
- 350 ftReach Breeze Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pipe Line, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tucker Hill Path, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Houghton Hill–Houghton's Pond, 4 beaches 1.1 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Houghton's Pond–Hillside Pond, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- The Crags–Houghton's Pond, 7 lakes 8.4 mi · ▲ 562 ft
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