Blue Hills Reservation

Hemlock Road & Meadow Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Hemlock Road & Meadow Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 220 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ladybug Trail 42.18990, -71.07134
Nearest town North Randolph, MA

Directions

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Hemlock Road & Meadow Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Elevation 153–219 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Ladybug Trail · 42.18990, -71.07134

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 98% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ladybug Trail, heading W.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Vose Path, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Hemlock Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Meadow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Acton Path, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Charles L. Bowley Memorial Bridge, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pequimmit Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pasture Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Meadow Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ladybug Trail, heading SE.
  17. 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

15% dirt9% paved76% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip98%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 49% rain5 AM: 51% rain6 AM: 48% rain7 AM: 36% rain8 AM: 36% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 65% rain12 PM: 71% rain1 PM: 98% rain2 PM: 82% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 86°71° 26%
Fri 95°73° 30%
Sat 89°73° 36%
Sun 95°72° 15%

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