Pine Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Pine Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Middlesex Fells Reservation near West Medford, MA. The route passes Panther Cave, Bellevue Pond and Skyline Viewpoint before reaching Pine Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 394 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 97–230 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex Fells Reservation
Trailhead: 42.43142, -71.12453
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Panther Cave.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Cross Path, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Bellevue Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Skyline Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Middle Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Winthrop St @ Medford HS stop 415 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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