Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Wright Hill & Red via Yellow
1.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 27 min
Wright Hill & Red via Yellow is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Guggins Brook Conservation Land near West Acton, MA. The route reaches Wright Hill at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wright Hill & Red via Yellow
1.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 27 min
Elevation 202–300 ft
Out & Back · Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.47777, -71.48436
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Wright Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
- 350 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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