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Hillside Pond & Wolcott Path is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Readville Manor, MA. The route reaches Hillside Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 357 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 358 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21959, -71.11839
Nearest town Readville Manor, MA

Directions

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Hillside Pond & Wolcott Path

3.5 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 200–358 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.21959, -71.11839

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 162 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Summit Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftReach Hillside Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading W.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading W.
  25. 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

48% gravel1% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
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°63°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 94°72° 36%
Sun 97°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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