Blue Hills Reservation

Tucker Hill & Hillside Pond via Skyline Trail

1.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 28 min

Tucker Hill & Hillside Pond via Skyline Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Tucker Hill before reaching Hillside Pond at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 21%1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21562, -71.09199
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Tucker Hill & Hillside Pond via Skyline Trail

1.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 28 min

Elevation 217–436 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.21562, -71.09199

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Tucker Hill.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 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

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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