Houghton's Pond–M Wall, 8 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Reservation near Camp Sayre, MA. The route passes Houghton's Pond, Blue Hills Reservation Beach, Hillside Pond and M Wall before reaching N Wall at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 552 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 276 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20956, -71.09676
Nearest town Camp Sayre, MA
Directions
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Houghton's Pond–M Wall, 8 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 120–274 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 42.20956, -71.09676
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 97% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Houghton's Pond.
- 50 ftPass Blue Hills Reservation Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Hillside Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dark Hollow Path, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headquarters Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quarries Foot Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftPass M Wall.
- 50 ftPass N Wall.
- 0.1 miReach Houghton's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawcut Notch Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Furnace Brook Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crags Foot Path, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Red Dot Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dark Hollow Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Headquarters Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 78°F70°
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
87°70°
26%
Fri
96°72°
29%
Sat
94°71°
36%
Sun
97°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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