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Marble Hill Conservation Area

Yellow

2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 54 min

Yellow is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Marble Hill Conservation Area near Stow, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 354 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43874, -71.52619
Nearest town Stow, MA
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Yellow

2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 54 min

Elevation 253–353 ft

Out & Back · Marble Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.43874, -71.52619

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto White, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 0 min before dark.

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