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. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
8. 0.2 miPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
10. 150 ftReach Houghton's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading N.
14. 0.9 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading W.
15. 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading W.
16. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/houghtons-pond-blue-hills-reservation-beach-out-back