Blue Hills Reservation

Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path

5.2 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 401 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 259 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24683, -71.06255
Nearest town Milton, MA

Directions

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Buck Hill Path & Headquarters Path

5.2 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 76–259 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24683, -71.06255

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Mathaurs St stop 338 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Headquarters Path, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Hill Path, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftReach Headquarters Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 350 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F49°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 33% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 63°55° 54%
Tue 60°54°
Wed 60°56°
Thu 61°56° 21%
Fri 61°55° 43%
Sat 56°54° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pleasant St @ Mathaurs St stop 338 m from the trailhead

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