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Spring Hill Conservation Land

Yellow

4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Yellow is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 246 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail 42.49393, -71.41881
Nearest town Acton, MA · Official trailhead info (brucefreemanrailtrail.org)
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Yellow

4.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 136–244 ft

Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land

Trailhead: Bruce Freeman Rail Trail · 42.49393, -71.41881

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 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-7-km-2b15

Trail surface

67% dirt33% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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