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Blue Hills Reservation

Skyline Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Skyline Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Hillside Pond before reaching Skyline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 503 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 433 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23608, -71.08899
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
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Skyline Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 46–432 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23608, -71.08899

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miPass Hillside Pond.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Pipe Line, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miReach Skyline Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Pipe Line, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Red Dot Loop, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/skyline-viewpoint-hillside-pond-out-back-4-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

67% dirt3% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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