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MAP PRINTED WITH SOY INK AND ON RECYCLED PAPER. COLORS MAY CHANGE IN BRIGHT LIGHT. 2.01 STAY ON DCR DESIGNATED TRAILS FOR SAFETY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION DCR official map printed November 2012 Printed courtesy of Trailside Museum Charitable Trust. DCR Blue Hills Reservation Proceeds to benefit Blue Hills Trailside Trail Map and Guide Museum.
Enjoying the Reservation The Blue Hills Reservation Headquarters is located at 695 Hillside Street y in Milton, 1/4 mile north of Houghtons Pond, beside the State Police te ou t Station. Please stop by, or call (617) 698-1802 for further information. i o Athletic Fields v Three reservable athletic fields are available at Houghtons n the Blue Hills Reservation. d Pond. For reservations, call DCR Recreation at (617) 727-4708. i Stretching from Dedham to Quincy, Milton to Randolph, Blue Hills Trailside Museum i This DCR facility, managed by the Mass Audubon Society, the Blue Hills Reservation encompasses over 7000 acres, providing the s features cultural, historical and natural history exhibits with c a display of live wildlife of the Blue Hills. Trailside Museum is largest open space within 35 miles of Boston. More than 125 miles of trails weave o located at 1904 Canton Avenue (Route 138), 1/2 mile north of We route 93 (Exit 2B) in Milton. An admission fee is charged. For through the natural fabric of forest and ponds, hilltops and wetlands. Hikers can count 22 hills . ver.. more information and operating hours, call (617) 333-0690. in the Blue Hills chain with Great Blue Hill noted as the highest landmark at 635 feet above sea level. Boating The trails of the Blue Hills lead to the park’s most beautiful areas, inviting you to explore the subtlety and richness of the Non-motorized boats are permitted in Ponkapoag Pond and woodlands. Park visitors may enjoy numerous outdoor activities including hiking, biking, horseback riding, skiing and savoring the Neponset River only. nature. We share a fragile green oasis amidst the bustle of the city. It is a legacy we can hand to our children – if we care for it today. Camping Overnight camping is permitted only at the Appalachian Mountain Club cabins on Ponkapoag Pond. Call the AMC at (781) 961-7007 for reservations. A World Fishing The Faces and Places “For crowded populations to Fishing is permitted at Houghtons Pond, Ponkapoag Pond, live in health and happiness, St. Moritz Pond, Hillside Pond, Blue Hill Reservoir and Pine of Nature ^ ^ they must have space for air, off the rich resources of the Blue Hills. The natives referred to for light, for exercise, for rest, Friends of the Blue Hills The reservation boasts a rich variety of plants and animals, including themselves as Massachuseuck, or “people living near the great !" several rare and endangered species, such as the Timber rattlesnake P : ' and for the enjoyment of that volunteer organization has been dedicated to protecting and promoting the Blue Hills Reservation. Call (781) 828-1805 or and Eastern copperhead found nowhere else in the Boston area. Boston, high vantage points and an abundance of quarry materials peaceful beauty of nature, Trails traverse a diversity of habitats, upland and bottomland visit [email protected] for more information. have made the reservation lands an attraction throughout which…, is so refreshing forests, swamp and pond edges, meadows and an Atlantic white history. Today, the reservation is rich in both archaeological cedar bog. and historical resources. Interesting structures and other traces to the tired souls of the The 36 hole Ponkapoag Golf Course is located in Canton on of our past include observation towers built by the Civilian townspeople.” Charles Eliot Route 138, 1/2 mile south of Route 93. Call (781) 828-4242. The scenery before you is a product of a variety of forces. Geology, Conservation Corps, old homesteads and legacies of the granite Hiking industry at the Quincy quarries. Enriching the reservation are delicate harmony of land and life you see today. The Blue Hills Reservation offers over 125 miles of scenic more than 50 prehistoric sites, 15 historic structures listed on Charles Eliot trails for hikers. Please refer to the map and legend on the ' # $ # The Father of the Metropolitan Parks System reverse side for details of hikes. Remember to dress [ ! &