Hemlock Hill & Blackwell Footpath
2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 45 min
Hemlock Hill & Blackwell Footpath is a 2-mile out-and-back in Arnold Arboretum near Jamaica Plain, MA. The route reaches Hemlock Hill. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Hill & Blackwell Footpath
2 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 45 min
Elevation 41–161 ft
Out & Back · Arnold Arboretum
Trailhead: Linden Path · 42.30587, -71.12162
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Centre St @ Arborway Rotary stop 269 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Linden Path, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Valley Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Oak Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Hemlock Hill.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chinese Garden Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Beech Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Rhododendron Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Road, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Blackwell Footpath, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Hemlock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rhododendron Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Beech Path, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Oak Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Chinese Garden Path, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bussey Hill Road, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Oak Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Linden Path, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Centre St @ Arborway Rotary stop 269 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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