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Blue Hills Skyline Trail
Traprock ridge route with expansive Greater Boston views.
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Blue Hills Buck Hill Trail
Steeper Blue Hills route to a summit overlook and rocky ledges.
Blue Hills Skyline East Loop MA
Ridge-focused variation across Blue Hills traprock terrain.
Blue Hills Ponkapoag Pond Trail
Pond loop in Blue Hills with mixed forest and wetland edges.
About This Trail
A rocky 3.3-mile loop through the 7,000-acre Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, climbing 635-foot Great Blue Hill to Eliot Tower for commanding views of the Boston skyline. Despite its short distance, the trail delivers technical scrambles and multiple summit crossings just minutes from downtown.
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Blue Hills Buck Hill Trail
Steeper Blue Hills route to a summit overlook and rocky ledges.
Blue Hills Skyline East Loop MA
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Blue Hills Ponkapoag Pond Trail
Pond loop in Blue Hills with mixed forest and wetland edges.
Blue Hills Great Blue Hill Trail
Summit-focused route to one of Greater Boston's best viewpoints.
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