Plantain Stone Piles–Blueberry Cluster, 5 rocks is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Nashoba Brook Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. The route passes Plantain Stone Piles, Blueberry Cluster, Robbins Mill Pond and Old Stone Chamber. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 207 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow 42.50276, -71.41380
Nearest town North Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)
Directions
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Plantain Stone Piles–Blueberry Cluster, 5 rocks
1.8 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 37 min
Elevation 144–207 ft
Out & Back · Nashoba Brook Conservation Land
Trailhead: Yellow · 42.50276, -71.41380
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Green, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Plantain Stone Piles.
- 0.1 miPass Blueberry Cluster.
- 0.2 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Old Stone Chamber.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Light rainTemperature 60°F48°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (2.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
67°54°
45%
Tue
59°48°
Wed
61°46°
Thu
63°43°
Fri
62°48°
35%
Sat
59°50°
42%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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