Strawberry Hill & Red via Yellow is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near Acton, MA. The route reaches Strawberry Hill at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 331 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.49393, -71.41881
Nearest town Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (brucefreemanrailtrail.org)
Directions
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Strawberry Hill & Red via Yellow
5.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 136–332 ft
Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.49393, -71.41881
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
76% dirt24% paved
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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