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Accord Path & Wildcat Notch Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 33%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20626, -71.10582
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA

Directions

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Accord Path & Wildcat Notch Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 58 min

Elevation 162–606 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.20626, -71.10582

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto South Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Accord Path, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 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

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F50°
Precip47%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 34% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 24% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 64°56° 56%
Tue 59°53°
Wed 61°55°
Thu 62°54° 21%
Fri 62°55° 43%
Sat 55°53° 47%

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