Houghton's Pond & Blue Hills Reservation Beach via Wolcott Path is a 3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Readville Manor, MA. The route passes Houghton's Pond before reaching Blue Hills Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 417 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21959, -71.11839
Nearest town Readville Manor, MA
Directions
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Houghton's Pond & Blue Hills Reservation Beach via Wolcott Path
3 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 171–418 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21959, -71.11839
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 162 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Summit Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail South, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Houghton's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading W.
- 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 surface
40% gravel60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM
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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