Great Blue Hill & Eliot Tower, Milton MA

• 4-star hikes • 1 to 4 mile options • Moderate | Gain 360 to 820 feet • Milton, MA | MetroWest Region . Eliot Tower close to Great Blue Hill's summit. The Blue Hills Reservation is a large state park located south of Boston and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It covers a range of rocky, forested hills with ponds and wetlands in the valleys, and much of the terrain features exposed granite. The trails are shared by hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers, and horseback riders, so you should expect to meet other trail users along the way. Great Blue Hill is the highest summit in the reservation, and both featured hikes climb to the top. Once at the summit, you can ascend Eliot Tower for views over the surrounding area and visit the historic Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center. The Skyline Trail follows the ridge of the hills, where open sections of forest at Hancock Hill and the summit of Great Blue Hill offer distant views of the Boston…

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