Nahanton Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Nahanton Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond, Skyline Viewpoint and Nahanton Hill before reaching Blue Hills Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 707 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nahanton Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 185–476 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21562, -71.09199
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Skyline Viewpoint.
- 250 ftPass Nahanton Hill.
- 350 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Blue Hills Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Nahanton Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Breeze Hill Loop via Tucker Hill Path 0.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Houghton Hill & Wolcott Path 1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Tucker Hill & Hillside Pond via Skyline Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Hancock Hill & ice pond via Breakneck Ledge Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 6 summits 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft
- Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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