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Patch Hill Conservation Area

Patch Hill & Yellow

1.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 31 min

Patch Hill & Yellow is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Patch Hill Conservation Area near Boxboro Station, MA. The route reaches Patch Hill at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 443 ft1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: red 42.50236, -71.50650
Nearest town Boxboro Station, MA
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Patch Hill & Yellow

1.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 31 min

Elevation 309–442 ft

Out & Back · Patch Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: red · 42.50236, -71.50650

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on red, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miReach Patch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto red, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/patch-hill-out-back-2-km-a577

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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