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Blue Hills Reservation

M Wall–Crags Foot Path, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 43 min

M Wall–Crags Foot Path, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route reaches M Wall at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 292 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 246 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Headquarters Path 42.22934, -71.06429
Nearest town Milton, MA
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M Wall–Crags Foot Path, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 120–245 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: Headquarters Path · 42.22934, -71.06429

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Eager Rd stop 556 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Headquarters Path, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miReach M Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 300 ftArrive 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/m-wall-crags-foot-path-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Eager Rd stop 556 m from the trailhead

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