Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 6 summits is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Wolcott Hill, Path Continues and Great Blue Hill before reaching Little Blue Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,023 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 623 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21562, -71.09199
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
Directions
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Little Blue Hill–Wolcott Hill, 6 summits
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 192–625 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.21562, -71.09199
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Wolcott Hill.
- 0.2 miPass Path Continues.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
- 250 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 S.
- 350 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 NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wolcott Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
49% dirt25% gravel1% paved25% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F68°
Precip97%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity75%
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°64°
Wed
84°65°
Thu
88°70°
18%
Fri
97°73°
26%
Sat
94°72°
43%
Sun
97°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hancock Hill & ice pond via Breakneck Ledge Path 2.8 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Blue Hills Reservation Viewpoint–Hillside Pond, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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