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.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 299 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red 42.47777, -71.48436
Nearest town West Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (trails.actonma.gov)

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Red, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red, heading S.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Wright Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

74% dirt1% grass25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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