Wright Hill & Red via Yellow is a 2-mile out-and-back in Guggins Brook Conservation Land near West Acton, MA. The route reaches Wright Hill. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 299 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red 42.47706, -71.47664
Nearest town West Acton, MA
Directions
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Wright Hill & Red via Yellow
2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 43 min
Elevation 202–300 ft
Out & Back · Guggins Brook Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.47706, -71.47664
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Wright Hill.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Wright Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Red, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blue, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red, heading S.
- 50 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
73% dirt5% grass22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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