Blue Hills Reservation

Headquarters Path

7.4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Headquarters Path is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 884 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 440 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24578, -71.05197
Nearest town Milton, MA

Directions

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Headquarters Path

7.4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 76–440 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24578, -71.05197

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

Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Lawrence Rd stop 684 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 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

30% dirt19% paved15% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Lawrence Rd stop 684 m from the trailhead

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