Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron)
2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min
Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Nahanton Park near Oak Hill Park, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron)
2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 58 min
Elevation 88–207 ft
Out & Back · Nahanton Park
Trailhead: 42.30312, -71.19551
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 46% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Dedham St opp Meadowbrook Rd stop 266 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron), heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Helen Heyn Riverway (Blue Heron), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dedham St opp Meadowbrook Rd stop 266 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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