Scarboro Hill & Scarboro Pond is a 1-mile out-and-back in Franklin Park near Forest Hills, MA. The route passes Scarboro Pond before reaching Scarboro Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 154 ft1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.29773, -71.09863
Nearest town Forest Hills, MA
Directions
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Scarboro Hill & Scarboro Pond
1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 22 min
Elevation 70–153 ft
Out & Back · Franklin Park
Trailhead: 42.29773, -71.09863
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Transit-accessible: Morton St @ Shattuck Hospital stop 290 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Scarboro Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Scarboro Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 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
47% paved53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:02 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Morton St @ Shattuck Hospital stop 290 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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