Yellow
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Yellow is a 2-mile out-and-back in Camp Acton Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yellow
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Elevation 213–254 ft
Out & Back · Camp Acton Conservation Land
Trailhead: Yellow · 42.50180, -71.39090
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Red, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Yellow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bruce Freeman Rail Trail via Yellow 3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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- Bruce Freeman Rail Trail via Yellow 5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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