Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 7 summits is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near North Randolph, MA. The route passes Boyce Hill, Wolcott Hill, Path Continues and Great Blue Hill before reaching Little Blue Hill at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,346 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 623 ft · steepest grade: 33%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21013, -71.06875
Nearest town North Randolph, MA
Directions
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Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 7 summits
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 189–625 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21013, -71.06875
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Boyce Hill.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dark Hollow Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wolcott Path, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Wolcott Hill.
- 0.2 miPass Path Continues.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Little Blue Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wolcott Path, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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
46% dirt18% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.2″ 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
84°65°
Thu
86°70°
26%
Fri
95°73°
29%
Sat
89°72°
36%
Sun
95°72°
15%
Mon
96°77°
15%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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