Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path
5.2 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 401 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path
5.2 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 76–259 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24683, -71.06255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Mathaurs St stop 338 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Hill Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Headquarters Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Mathaurs St stop 338 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Headquarters Path
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Headquarters Path
- 6.8 mi · out & back · via Headquarters Path
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Headquarters Path
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