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 Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hawk Hill Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Hawk Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip98%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
81°63°
Wed
88°64°
Thu
86°70°
17%
Fri
94°73°
26%
Sat
88°72°
43%
Sun
95°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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