3,911 ft
Distance
52 ft
Climb
-30 ft
Descent
00:04:21
Avg time

Houghton Pond Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blue Hills Reservation
    Milton, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #81162 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #35218 in Trail Running
    • #13506 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    MA DCR

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Houghton Pond Trail is a 3,911 ft moderately popular green doubletrack trail located near Milton Massachusetts. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 52 ft green climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Houghton Pond Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    20 ft
  • Altitude min
    159 ft
  • Altitude max
    185 ft
  • Altitude start
    162 ft
  • Altitude end
    183 ft
  • Grade
    0.52%
  • Grade max
    -8.523%
  • Grade min
    12.512%
  • Distance climb
    1,581 ft
  • Distance down
    1,059 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,271 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:08
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on Mar 1, 2023
Prevalent Mud
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      Mar 1, 2023 @ 12:00am
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      Mar 1, 2023 @ 12:00am
      Mar 1, 2023
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      Nov 5, 2022 @ 10:55pm
      Nov 5, 2022
      		 Leaf coverage created a more dynamic ride by hiding rocks.
      May 10, 2022 @ 1:17pm
      May 10, 2022
      		 reporter
      Mar 2, 2022 @ 5:00pm
      Mar 2, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 44 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 647 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

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