Fishermans Beach & Meadow Road via Acton Path
2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 56 min
Fishermans Beach & Meadow Road via Acton Path is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route reaches Fishermans Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fishermans Beach & Meadow Road via Acton Path
2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 56 min
Elevation 154–219 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.18957, -71.07128
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ladybug Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vose Path, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hemlock Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Acton Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Fishermans Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hemlock Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Vose Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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