2.7 miles
Distance
58 ft
Climb
-57 ft
Descent
00:20:32
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Blue Heron Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cutler Park
    Newton, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Pump Track, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #55345 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8767 in Trail Running
    • #18869 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    MA DCR

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Blue Heron Trail is a 3 mile popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Newton Massachusetts. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 58 ft green climb. On average it takes 20 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Blue Heron Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2 ft
  • Altitude min
    88 ft
  • Altitude max
    128 ft
  • Altitude start
    92 ft
  • Altitude end
    95 ft
  • Grade max
    -10%
  • Grade min
    7.8%
  • Distance climb
    4,646 ft
  • Distance down
    4,314 ft
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:20:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:28:22
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on Mar 9, 2025
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Avg: 3.88 (4 votes)
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      Blue Heron Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 9, 2025 @ 1:33pm
      Mar 9, 2025
      Soft
      Dec 31, 2024 @ 8:00am
      Dec 31, 2024
      New board walk sections on the trail. Thanks for the great work maintaining these trails!
      Oct 21, 2024 @ 4:02am
      Oct 21, 2024
      Southern most boardwalk across the marsh is in poor condition - many boards missing or rotted through. Not sure how it degraded so quickly, was in...
      Oct 12, 2024 @ 12:31pm
      Oct 12, 2024
      Sep 5, 2024 @ 1:51pm
      Sep 5, 2024
      Boardwalk south of the BMX loop has 3 cross planks missing a little bit into the marsh. Still crossable.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 72 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 975 rides
      • Last: Jun 23, 2025

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      Feb 4, 2024 @ 8:22am
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      Feb 4, 2024 @ 8:22am
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