Accord Path is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21473, -71.11904
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Accord Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 189–606 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21473, -71.11904
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 394 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Accord Path, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto South Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Brookwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Accord Path, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp 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
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 394 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Accord Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Wildcat Notch Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Little Blue Hill–Great Blue Hill, 3 summits 2.5 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Wolcott Hill–Hemenway Hill, 4 summits 2.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft
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