Old Stone Chamber–Robbins Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Spring Hill Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. The route passes Robbins Mill Pond and Old Stone Chamber. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 256 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.50524, -71.41438
Nearest town North Acton, MA
Directions
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Old Stone Chamber–Robbins Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 142–254 ft
Loop · Spring Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.50524, -71.41438
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Old Stone Chamber.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
87% dirt2% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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