Yellow
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Yellow is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yellow
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Elevation 240–272 ft
Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.51083, -71.39225
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Blue, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Red, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 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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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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