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Robbins Mill Conservation Land

pond view & Robbins Mill Pond via Yellow

3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 12 min

pond view & Robbins Mill Pond via Yellow is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Robbins Mill Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. The route passes Robbins Mill Pond and Robbins Mill Pond before reaching pond view at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 256 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow 42.50180, -71.39090
Nearest town North Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)
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pond view & Robbins Mill Pond via Yellow

3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 163–254 ft

Out & Back · Robbins Mill Conservation Land

Trailhead: Yellow · 42.50180, -71.39090

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Red, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
  8. 0.4 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 200 ftReach pond view, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/pond-view-robbins-mill-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-ab12

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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