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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hill Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jeffries Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hemenway Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Hemenway Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Half Way Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jeffries Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hill Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
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°64°
Wed
84°65°
Thu
88°70°
18%
Fri
97°73°
26%
Sat
94°72°
43%
Sun
97°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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