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Spring Hill Conservation Land

Yellow

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Yellow is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 256 ft5.4 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

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 136–254 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. 0.8 miTurn left onto Red, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Red, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Yellow, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, heading SW.
  22. 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-8-km-a02d

Trail surface

71% dirt29% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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