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Q Wall–R Wall, 5 cliffs is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. The route passes Q Wall and R Wall before reaching S Wall at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 197 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23553, -71.06917
Nearest town Milton, MA

Directions

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Q Wall–R Wall, 5 cliffs

5.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 54–197 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23553, -71.06917

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftPass R Wall.
  19. 50 ftPass S Wall.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftReach Q Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading S.
  36. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  40. 500 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Randolph Ave @ Ridgewood Rd stop 36 m from the trailhead

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