Kitchamakin Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Kitchamakin Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Skyline Viewpoint and Kitchamakin Hill. It climbs 341 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kitchamakin Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 182–467 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Hawk Hill Path · 42.21134, -71.06782
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pipe Line, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Skyline Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kitchamakin Hill.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bouncing Brook Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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