Hemenway Hill–Breakneck Ledge, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Readville Manor, MA. The route passes Breakneck Ledge before reaching Hemenway Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 300 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Road 42.22095, -71.11848
Nearest town Readville Manor, MA
Directions
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Hemenway Hill–Breakneck Ledge, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 53 min
Elevation 215–474 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Summit Road · 42.22095, -71.11848
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 303 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Summit Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Border Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Breakneck Ledge.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jeffries Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftPass Hemenway Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Puddle Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 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
39% dirt2% paved59% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
94°72°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 303 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Summit Road Trailhead
- Wolcott Hill–Path Continues, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Border Path & Puddle Path via Wolcott Path 2 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Wolcott Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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