Houghton’s Pond Extended Loop (Blue Hills Reservation-)
Hike Type: Spaghetti Loop
Distance: 3 miles
Elevation: 69 feet
Time: 1 hours, 3 minutes
Hiking Challenges: 52 Hike Challenge, Blue Hills Winter Trace
The Hike
I’ve been down for the past week+ with what one doctor said was “early stages of pneumonia” - so I’ve been taking it extremely easy the past few days and after a round of antibiotics, steroid inhaler, and normal inhaler, I was feeling good enough to get out there again! My goal was just to get moving outside, I can try adding elevation another day. It had been snowing all morning, so I was procrastinating, but after a couple hours I bit the bullet and headed over to Houghton’s Pond - a beautiful drive, not many people out, and thankfully most of the roads were clear!
Originally my plan was just to do the standard loop, and see where my body took me. Right off the bat, I started wiggling and hiking the random trails in the northwest corner of the area (the middle one is called “Nursery Trail” according to Friends of Blue Hills). There was 1-3 inches of snow on the ground, and it was still falling - just beautiful. I made my way back to the main loop and the tall trees contrasted the white background beautifully. There were nice views of Houghtons Hill from the Southwest side of the pond.
I hiked the three spur trails on the south side of the pond, and then admired the view of Great Blue Hill from the east side of the pond. From there, I followed the path to the restrooms by the baseball fields, and wiggled my way near 2053 and the connector trail to Bugbee Path (aka Paddock Trail). I finished my loop taking the Bugbee Path to the Headquarters Path, and then took the long(ish) walk back to the car on the Headquarters Path. My lungs were feeling good, and I was so happy to be back at it!
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