Blue Hills Reservation

Hemenway Hill–Jeffries Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Hemenway Hill–Jeffries Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route reaches Hemenway Hill. It climbs 600 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22023, -71.09173
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Hemenway Hill–Jeffries Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 171–474 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.22023, -71.09173

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Hill Path, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jeffries Trail, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftPass Hemenway Hill.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 400 ftTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miReach Hemenway Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jeffries Trail, heading N.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hill Path, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 84°65°
Thu 88°70° 18%
Fri 97°73° 26%
Sat 94°72° 43%
Sun 97°72°

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