Half Way Path & Wildcat Notch Trail via Accord Path is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 37%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20718, -71.11194
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Half Way Path & Wildcat Notch Trail via Accord Path
1.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 51 min
Elevation 172–606 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.20718, -71.11194
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Accord Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Half Way Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto South Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Accord Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
84°65°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
95°72°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Mon
98°77°
15%
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- Accord Path–Coon Hollow Path, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 397 ft
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