Blue Hills Reservation

ice pond & Chestnut Run Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 50 min

ice pond & Chestnut Run Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route reaches ice pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 322 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22023, -71.09173
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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ice pond & Chestnut Run Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 50 min

Elevation 167–321 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.22023, -71.09173

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Chestnut Run Path, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Base Path, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach ice pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Chestnut Run Path, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 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

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 52% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 40% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 2% rain
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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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