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Blue Hills Reservation

Wildcat Notch Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 2 min

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

Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Wildcat Notch Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Wildcat Notch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wildcat-notch-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Opp 1904 Canton Ave @ Trailside Museum stop 184 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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