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Blue Hills Reservation

Q Wall–R Wall, 8 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 4 hr

Q Wall–R Wall, 8 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Readville Manor, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond, Q Wall and R Wall before reaching S Wall at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 726 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 358 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21959, -71.11839
Nearest town Readville Manor, MA
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Q Wall–R Wall, 8 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 120–358 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.21959, -71.11839

Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 162 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Summit Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 300 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftPass R Wall.
  40. 50 ftPass S Wall.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftReach Q Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  50. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  54. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading NW.
  55. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading S.
  56. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
  57. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  58. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading SW.
  60. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  61. 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading S.
  62. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  63. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  64. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  65. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  66. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  67. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SW.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  70. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  71. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  72. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  73. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  74. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  75. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  76. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading SW.
  77. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  78. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  79. 0.5 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading SW.
  80. 50 ftTurn left onto Wolcott Path, heading SW.
  81. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/q-wall-out-back

Trail surface

49% dirt15% gravel36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F64°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Thu 88°68° 47%
Fri 97°70° 46%
Sat 94°68° 31%
Sun 97°69°
Mon 96°74° 16%
Tue 83°70° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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