Wampatuck Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 5 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Wampatuck Hill, Kayla's Pond, Skyline Viewpoint and Saint Moritz Pond before reaching Q Wall at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 754 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 331 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21377, -71.04398
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
Directions
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Wampatuck Hill–Skyline Viewpoint, 5 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 86–331 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21377, -71.04398
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: 262 Forbes Road stop 707 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Wampatuck Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Kayla's Pond.
- 150 ftPass Skyline Viewpoint.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Saint Moritz Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Q Wall.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Wampatuck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
85°64°
Thu
87°71°
26%
Fri
95°73°
29%
Sat
89°73°
36%
Sun
95°72°
15%
Mon
96°77°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 262 Forbes Road stop 707 m from the trailhead
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