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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Lawrence Rd stop 684 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Lawrence Rd stop 684 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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