Blue Hills Reservation

Tucker Hill–Hillside Pond Loop, 3 summits

5 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Tucker Hill–Hillside Pond Loop, 3 summits is a 5-mile loop in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Tucker Hill and Hillside Pond. It climbs 579 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23416, -71.09784
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA

Directions

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Tucker Hill–Hillside Pond Loop, 3 summits

5 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 46–436 ft

Loop · Blue Hills Reservation

Trailhead: 42.23416, -71.09784

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Border Path, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Wolcott Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miPass Tucker Hill.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

38% dirt18% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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