Little Dome & Headquarters Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Little Dome & Headquarters Path is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near East Milton, MA. The route reaches Little Dome at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Dome & Headquarters Path
3.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 105–228 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24202, -71.04940
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 97% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Little Dome, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fox Hill–Blue Hills Reservoir, 3 summits 4.6 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint & Headquarters Path 4.8 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Skyline Viewpoint & Headquarters Path 5 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Crags Foot Path & Headquarters Path 5 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint via Headquarters Path 5 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Fox Hill–Blue Hills Reservoir, 3 summits 5.1 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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