Wildcat Notch Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 482 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21661, -71.11927
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA
Directions
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Wildcat Notch Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 171–482 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21661, -71.11927
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Wildcat Notch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
Precip97%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
88°70°
26%
Fri
97°73°
29%
Sat
94°72°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Accord Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Accord Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Wolcott Hill–Hemenway Hill, 4 summits 2.4 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Little Blue Hill–Great Blue Hill, 3 summits 2.5 mi · ▲ 913 ft
- Houghton Hill & Coon Hollow Path via Wolcott Path 2.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft
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