Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron)
1.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 40 min
Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Nahanton Park near Newton Upper Falls, MA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron)
1.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 40 min
Elevation 88–153 ft
Out & Back · Nahanton Park
Trailhead: 42.30409, -71.20886
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Needham St @ Charlemont St stop 772 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron), heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Transit-accessible: Needham St @ Charlemont St stop 772 m from the trailhead
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