[BACKLOG] Skyline Headquarters Loop (Blue Hills Reservation)

Skyline Headquarters Loop (Blue Hills Reservation)

Hike Type: Loop
Distance: 2.9 miles
Elevation: 1086 feet
Time: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Hiking Challenges: Blue Hills 125-Mile Challenge; 52 Hike Challenge

The Hike

One of my favorite hikes - the Skyline Loop! I parked at Blue Hills Park HQ, and quickly realized that I would need to use my brand new spikes (after I destroyed my other ones on Mt. Roberts and Hedgehog Mountain...). I went name brand this time, with the classic Khatoolas. So far, so good! This day was beautiful, yet icy. The weather was nice, but the ground was still hard. Traction was great with the spikes on! The only sketchy spot was that steep scramble heading up Big Blue after 1083. There was one massive dark cloud that zoomed by, but otherwise the sky was blue and the weather warm (for February). A great afternoon in the reservation!

 

Step-By-Step

• Follow Skyline Trail clockwise from Park HQ.

Map of Blue Hills Reservation

Photo Album

Originally written October of 2022.