Wolcott Hill–Great Blue Hill, 5 summits is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Ponkapoag, MA. The route passes Great Blue Hill, Wolcott Hill, Houghton's Pond and Path Continues. It climbs 908 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 623 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skyline Trail 42.21069, -71.12000
Nearest town Ponkapoag, MA · Official trailhead info (mass.gov)
Directions
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Wolcott Hill–Great Blue Hill, 5 summits
3.1 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 166–625 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 42.21069, -71.12000
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Accord Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Great Blue Hill.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto South Skyline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Wolcott Hill.
- 50 ftBear right onto North Skyline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Wolcott Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Houghton's Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Coon Hollow Path, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto North Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Path Continues.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Accord Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 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
74% dirt13% gravel1% paved12% 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Skyline Trail Trailhead
- Coon Hollow Path & Half Way Path Loop via Accord Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Great Blue Hill–Houghton's Pond, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 844 ft
- Accord Path–Coon Hollow Path Loop, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 644 ft
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