Blue Hills Reservation

Hawk Hill Viewpoint & Hawk Hill Path via Bouncing Brook Path

2.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Hawk Hill Viewpoint & Hawk Hill Path via Bouncing Brook Path is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route reaches Hawk Hill Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 440 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22609, -71.05943
Nearest town Milton, MA

Directions

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Hawk Hill Viewpoint & Hawk Hill Path via Bouncing Brook Path

2.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 205–440 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.22609, -71.05943

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Hawk Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 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

43% dirt40% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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