Wilson Mountain Reservation

August 18, 2019

This park in Dedham has a small number of trails through forest and leading up a hill. We chose a short loop trail around the park of roughly 2 miles. It starts from the main parking lot heading west toward 128.

There are some areas with large boulders and small cliffs, as well as marshy sections with bridges over the water.

Although the forest is dense and richly textured, you do hear some road noise, especially as you approach the western sections that are near the 128 loop.

We then climbed the hill, which has a very steady upward grade. Parts even had stairs to help us.

The summit here is wooded so we did not have views of Boston. We returned to the parking lot on a steeper grade, which was full of pine trees and soft needles. This section was very peaceful and enjoyable.

Wilson Mountain is a convenient park to visit if you’re in the area. It should be beautiful with the fall colors.

The forest trail has interesting rocks and scenery, but the top is wooded.
A quick and easy walk. No views on the top.
What a waste of time! The lamest “mountain” I’ve ever been to, with no view whatsoever, but plenty of fungi.
The hill was slightly buggy and there was no view.
There was no view.