Buck Hill Path & Pipe Line via Skyline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 56 min
Buck Hill Path & Pipe Line via Skyline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. It climbs 260 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 453 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20860, -71.06802
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
Directions
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Buck Hill Path & Pipe Line via Skyline Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 56 min
Elevation 182–453 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.20860, -71.06802
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipe Line, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Pipe Line, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Buck Hill Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 84°F65°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity56%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Sat
70°62°
Sun
71°57°
15%
Mon
78°56°
Tue
79°63°
Wed
80°66°
37%
Thu
73°59°
37%
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