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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Base Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Breakneck Ledge.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hemenway Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Breakneck Ledge Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% dirt6% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Skyline Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 4 lakes 8.3 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Border Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Border Path 3.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Border Path 3.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Half Way Path 4.3 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Base Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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