1. Start on Skyline Trail, heading S.
2. 400 ftTurn right onto Accord Path, heading E.
3. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
5. 50 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
6. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
7. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
8. 100 ftTurn right onto South Skyline Trail, heading E.
9. 0.2 miBear right onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading E.
10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail South, heading E.
11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Coon Hollow Path, heading E.
12. 0.3 miPass Houghton's Pond.
13. 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
14. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
15. 150 ftReach Great Blue Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail South, heading W.
18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading NW.
19. 0.1 miBear left onto South Skyline Trail, heading W.
20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
21. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
22. 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading S.
23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading W.
26. 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
27. 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/great-blue-hill-houghtons-pond-out-back-4-km-1bbb