Headquarters Path
2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 52 min
Headquarters Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 342 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Headquarters Path
2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 52 min
Elevation 195–465 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.22640, -71.06450
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: 1248 Randolph Ave stop 515 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Dot Loop, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Headquarters Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1248 Randolph Ave stop 515 m from the trailhead
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