Nagog Hill & Nagog Pond via Yellow
3.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Nagog Hill & Nagog Pond via Yellow is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Nagog Hill Conservation Land near Acton, MA. The route passes Nagog Pond before reaching Nagog Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nagog Hill & Nagog Pond via Yellow
3.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 242–375 ft
Out & Back · Nagog Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.49948, -71.44799
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Nagog Pond.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Nagog Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Red, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Blue, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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