Blue Hills Reservation

Boyce Hill & Hillside Pond via Dark Hollow Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 51 min

Boyce Hill & Hillside Pond via Dark Hollow Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond and Hillside Pond before reaching Boyce Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 351 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21817, -71.08982
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Boyce Hill & Hillside Pond via Dark Hollow Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 51 min

Elevation 107–350 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.21817, -71.08982

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Hillside Pond.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Boyce Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 350 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

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
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°

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