Path Continues–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile loop in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route reaches Path Continues. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 610 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Road 42.21634, -71.11414
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Path Continues–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 51 min
Elevation 167–610 ft
Loop · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Summit Road · 42.21634, -71.11414
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 478 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Path Continues.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Path Continues, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skyline Trail South, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Coon Hollow Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt2% paved1% gravel22% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
84°63°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
29%
Sat
94°71°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 478 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Summit Road Trailhead
- Border Path via Wolcott Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Puddle Path–Skyline Trail South Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Breakneck Ledge & Chestnut Run Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft
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