AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue Hills Reservation

Buck Hill Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Buck Hill Path is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Milton, MA. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.22609, -71.05943
Nearest town Milton, MA
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Buck Hill Path

2.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 185–465 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.22609, -71.05943

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Hill Path, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Buck Hill Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/skyline-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-219a

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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