Arnold Arboretum

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.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 161 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Linden Path 42.30587, -71.12162
Nearest town Jamaica Plain, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Linden Path, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Valley Road, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Oak Path, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftPass Hemlock Hill.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chinese Garden Path, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Oak Path, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftSharp right onto Beech Path, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftSharp left onto Rhododendron Path, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Road, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Blackwell Footpath, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miReach Hemlock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Road, heading SW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rhododendron Path, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right onto Beech Path, heading W.
  27. 400 ftSharp left onto Oak Path, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Chinese Garden Path, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto Bussey Hill Road, heading S.
  32. 400 ftTurn right onto Oak Path, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valley Road, heading NW.
  34. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Linden Path, heading N.
  40. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 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% gravel27% dirt12% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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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