Houghton Hill & Wolcott Path
1 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 26 min
Houghton Hill & Wolcott Path is a 1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route reaches Houghton Hill at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 34%1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21562, -71.09199
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
Directions
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Houghton Hill & Wolcott Path
1 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 26 min
Elevation 181–420 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21562, -71.09199
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Houghton Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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
30% gravel29% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tucker Hill & Hillside Pond via Skyline Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Hancock Hill & ice pond via Breakneck Ledge Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 6 summits 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
- Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Nahanton Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 707 ft
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