Kayla's Pond–Buck Hill Path, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr
Kayla's Pond–Buck Hill Path, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Five Corners, MA. The route reaches Kayla's Pond. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kayla's Pond–Buck Hill Path, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 95–259 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: connector · 42.23025, -71.03207
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Willard St opp Thistle Rd stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Kayla's Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Indian Camp Path, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Hill Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Kayla's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Indian Camp Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pipe Line, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Willard St opp Thistle Rd stop 102 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Kayla's Pond & Headquarters Path 4.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Houghton's Pond–Hillside Pond, 5 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Saint Moritz Pond–Pipe Line, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Hancock Hill–Hillside Pond, 5 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Q Wall–R Wall, 5 cliffs 2.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft
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