Yellow
2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min
Yellow is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Spring Hill Conservation Land near North Acton, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yellow
2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 53 min
Elevation 220–264 ft
Out & Back · Spring Hill Conservation Land
Trailhead: Red · 42.50106, -71.39518
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 47° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Red, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Red, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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