Buck Hill Path–Crags Foot Path, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near West Quincy, MA. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 259 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24431, -71.03871
Nearest town West Quincy, MA
Directions
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Buck Hill Path–Crags Foot Path, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 120–259 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24431, -71.03871
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Bryant Ave @ Upton St stop 673 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Quarries Foot Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Hill Path, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Old Furnace Brook Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
86°63°
Thu
87°71°
26%
Fri
95°73°
29%
Sat
89°73°
37%
Sun
95°72°
Mon
96°77°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bryant Ave @ Upton St stop 673 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- The Crags–Saint Moritz Pond, 4 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Hancock Hill–Hillside Pond, 6 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
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