Patch Hill & Yellow
2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min
Patch Hill & Yellow is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Patch Hill Conservation Area near Boxboro Station, MA. The route reaches Patch Hill at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Patch Hill & Yellow
2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min
Elevation 309–442 ft
Out & Back · Patch Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.50596, -71.50766
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto red, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Patch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Carriage Road–Red, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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