Red Dot Loop
4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Red Dot Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Five Corners, MA. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22470, -71.03623
Nearest town Five Corners, MA
Directions
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Red Dot Loop
4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 105–465 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.22470, -71.03623
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Granite St @ Wood Rd stop 360 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Dot Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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% gravel
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F69°
Precip98%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity85%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
81°63°
Wed
89°64°
Thu
87°71°
17%
Fri
95°73°
26%
Sat
89°73°
43%
Sun
96°72°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Granite St @ Wood Rd stop 360 m from the trailhead
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