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Blue Hills Reservation

Little Dome–J Wall, 5 cliffs

5.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Little Dome–J Wall, 5 cliffs is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route passes Little Dome, K Wall and J Wall before reaching L Wall at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 200 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24551, -71.06509
Nearest town Milton, MA
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Little Dome–J Wall, 5 cliffs

5.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 105–199 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24551, -71.06509

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Reedsdale Rd stop 293 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miPass Little Dome.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftPass K Wall.
  17. 50 ftPass J Wall.
  18. 100 ftPass L Wall.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftReach Little Dome, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
  33. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-dome-j-wall-out-back-5-cliffs

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 86°64°
Thu 87°71° 26%
Fri 95°73° 29%
Sat 89°73° 37%
Sun 96°72°
Mon 96°77° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Reedsdale Rd stop 293 m from the trailhead

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