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Blue Hills Reservation

Fox Hill–Little Dome, 6 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Fox Hill–Little Dome, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near West Quincy, MA. The route passes Fox Hill, Blue Hills Reservoir and Little Dome. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 335 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23947, -71.04397
Nearest town West Quincy, MA
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Fox Hill–Little Dome, 6 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 76–334 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23947, -71.04397

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miPass Fox Hill.
  20. 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservoir.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Short Path, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miPass Little Dome.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-hill-little-dome-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

30% paved23% dirt47% 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 10 min before dark.

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