Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Red & Yellow
2.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 50 min
Red & Yellow is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Guggins Brook Conservation Land near West Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red & Yellow
2.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 50 min
Elevation 202–293 ft
Out & Back · Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.48093, -71.47722
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Yellow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark.
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