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Spring Hill Conservation Land

Strawberry Hill–Old Stone Chamber, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Strawberry Hill–Old Stone Chamber, 6 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near East Acton, MA. The route passes Strawberry Hill, Old Stone Chamber and Robbins Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 331 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red 42.49340, -71.40305
Nearest town East Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)
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Strawberry Hill–Old Stone Chamber, 6 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 142–332 ft

Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land

Trailhead: Red · 42.49340, -71.40305

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Strawberry Hill.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach Strawberry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Red, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miPass Old Stone Chamber.
  18. 0.5 miPass Robbins Mill Pond.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Red, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miBear left onto Red, heading E.
  23. 0.7 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/strawberry-hill-old-stone-chamber-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

90% dirt2% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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