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Blue Hills Reservation

M Wall & Saint Moritz Pond via Skyline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 47 min

M Wall & Saint Moritz Pond via Skyline Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Five Corners, MA. The route passes Saint Moritz Pond before reaching M Wall at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 197 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23530, -71.02905
Nearest town Five Corners, MA
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M Wall & Saint Moritz Pond via Skyline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 47 min

Elevation 86–197 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23530, -71.02905

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

Transit-accessible: Willard St opp Ames St stop 66 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Saint Moritz Pond.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach M Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 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/m-wall-saint-moritz-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Willard St opp Ames St stop 66 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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