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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 Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 394 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Accord Path, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto South Skyline Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Brookwood Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Accord Path, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 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

RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 94°72° 36%
Sun 97°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 394 m from the trailhead

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