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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Reedsdale Rd stop 293 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Little Dome.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftPass K Wall.
- 50 ftPass J Wall.
- 100 ftPass L Wall.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Little Dome, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F49°
Precip48%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon
65°56°
57%
Tue
59°53°
Wed
60°56°
Thu
61°56°
21%
Fri
61°55°
43%
Sat
56°54°
47%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Reedsdale Rd stop 293 m from the trailhead
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