M Wall–Hillside Pond, 5 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond before reaching M Wall at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 598 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 276 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23608, -71.08899
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
Directions
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M Wall–Hillside Pond, 5 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 46–274 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.23608, -71.08899
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 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
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
85°65°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
95°72°
37%
Sun
97°73°
Mon
98°77°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Base Path 3 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Border Path 4.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Hillside Pond–ice pond, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Wildcat Notch Trail via Half Way Path 5.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Skyline Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft
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