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Marble Hill Conservation Area

Yellow

2.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 58 min

Yellow is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Marble Hill Conservation Area near Stow, MA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 354 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43763, -71.52420
Nearest town Stow, MA
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Yellow

2.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 58 min

Elevation 245–353 ft

Out & Back · Marble Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.43763, -71.52420

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto White, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 500 ftArrive 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-4-km-5438

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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