Little Blue Hill–Great Blue Hill, 3 summits is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route passes Path Continues and Great Blue Hill before reaching Little Blue Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 623 ft · steepest grade: 34%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21661, -71.11927
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Little Blue Hill–Great Blue Hill, 3 summits
2.5 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 192–625 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21661, -71.11927
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Path Continues.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Little Blue Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
71% dirt7% paved2% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
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°63°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
94°72°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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