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 Aug 3: Light rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 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.

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

Trail surface

38% dirt18% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity77%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 45% rain5 AM: 53% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 41% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 66% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 78% rain1 PM: 97% rain2 PM: 79% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 85°64°
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 97°73° 29%
Sat 94°72° 37%
Sun 97°72°

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