ice pond via Skyline Trail South
3.7 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 27 min
ice pond via Skyline Trail South is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route reaches ice pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 426 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 358 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20834, -71.10440
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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ice pond via Skyline Trail South
3.7 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 167–359 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.20834, -71.10440
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach ice pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°64°
Wed
84°65°
Thu
87°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
29%
Sat
94°71°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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