Great Hill–Skating Pond Loop, 4 sights
1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 25 min
Great Hill–Skating Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 1-mile loop in Great Hill Conservation Land near South Acton, MA. The route passes Skating Pond and Great Hill. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Hill–Skating Pond Loop, 4 sights
1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 25 min
Elevation 224–348 ft
Loop · Great Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.46465, -71.45451
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Transit-accessible: South Acton MBTA Station stop 532 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Skating Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Blue, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Great Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Transit-accessible: South Acton MBTA Station stop 532 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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