Blue Hills Reservation

Wildcat Notch Trail via Half Way Path

4.9 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Wildcat Notch Trail via Half Way Path is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. It climbs 563 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 358 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23356, -71.09090
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Wildcat Notch Trail via Half Way Path

4.9 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 58–359 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23356, -71.09090

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miReach Wildcat Notch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 250 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

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 79°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 45% rain5 AM: 53% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 41% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 66% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 78% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 85°65°
Thu 88°70° 17%
Fri 97°73° 26%
Sat 95°72° 43%
Sun 97°72°

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