Blue Hills Reservation

Hemenway Hill–Breakneck Ledge Loop, 6 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Hemenway Hill–Breakneck Ledge Loop, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile loop in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Breakneck Ledge, Hemenway Hill and Hillside Pond. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23324, -71.09377
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Hemenway Hill–Breakneck Ledge Loop, 6 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 46–474 ft

Loop · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23324, -71.09377

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Base Path, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miPass Breakneck Ledge.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto North Skyline Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftPass Hemenway Hill.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% dirt6% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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