Blue Hills Reservation

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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
  9. 100 ftPass Houghton Hill.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  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

30% gravel29% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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