Fox Hill–Q Wall, 4 cliffs is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route passes Blue Hills Reservoir and Fox Hill before reaching Q Wall at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 335 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22807, -71.05331
Nearest town Milton, MA
Directions
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Fox Hill–Q Wall, 4 cliffs
4.1 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 120–334 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.22807, -71.05331
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Fox Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Q Wall.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Fox Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.9″ 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
84°63°
Thu
86°70°
26%
Fri
95°73°
29%
Sat
89°72°
37%
Sun
95°72°
Mon
96°77°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Blue Hills Reservoir & Crags Foot Path Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Little Dome–Blue Hills Reservoir Loop, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Wampatuck Hill–Blue Hills Reservoir Loop, 3 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 10 summits 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
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