M Wall–Crags Foot Path, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route reaches M Wall at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 197 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23553, -71.06917
Nearest town Milton, MA
Directions
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M Wall–Crags Foot Path, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 54–197 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.23553, -71.06917
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach M Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 79°F70°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Tue
85°65°
Wed
85°65°
Thu
87°71°
26%
Fri
95°74°
29%
Sat
89°73°
37%
Sun
96°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Skyline Viewpoint & Headquarters Path 4.7 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Bouncing Brook Path–Headquarters Path, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Crags Foot Path–Old Furnace Brook Path, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Q Wall–R Wall, 5 cliffs 5.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
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