Q Wall–Hillside Pond, 5 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond before reaching Q Wall at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 627 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 276 ft10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22546, -71.08442
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
Directions
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Q Wall–Hillside Pond, 5 sights
9 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 65–274 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.22546, -71.08442
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 70° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Q Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 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
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 79°F70°
Precip98%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°65°
Wed
85°65°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
95°72°
37%
Sun
97°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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