Strawberry Hill & Red via Yellow is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. The route reaches Strawberry Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 331 ft4.5 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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Strawberry Hill & Red via Yellow
4.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 179–332 ft
Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Yellow · 42.50276, -71.41380
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Strawberry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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