Houghton's Pond–Hillside Pond, 3 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Houghton's Pond–Hillside Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond and Houghton's Pond before reaching Blue Hills Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Houghton's Pond–Hillside Pond, 3 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 166–274 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Red Dot Loop · 42.22405, -71.07007
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave and Chickataubut Rd stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Dot Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Hillside Pond.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Houghton's Pond.
- 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Houghton's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave and Chickataubut Rd stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Skyline Viewpoint–Hawk Hill Path Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Rattlesnake Hill–The Shield, 4 cliffs 3.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft
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