The Land Stewardship Committee of the Acton Conservation
Commission has a website with great trail maps and descriptions of
most of the Conservation Land in Acton.
Acton
Conservation Land
Part of the description for Spring Hill from that website:
“Spring Hill Conservation Land’s 181 acres, acquired
by the Town of Acton between 1966 and 1995 through a series of
purchases and donations, are home to a variety of wildlife, natural
features, and recreational opportunities. The major entrance is
along a short access from the Spring Hill Road cul-de-sac, off Pope
Road with limited parking. A secondary (red-blazed) access to the
Spring Hill (yellow-blazed) loop trail comes in through the
Hearthstone Hill Land on Strawberry Hill from its entrance on Jay
Lane, off Strawberry Hill Road. Parking is provided on Strawberry
Hill Road opposite from Jay Lane.
Spring Hill’s main perimeter trail, used extensively by
hikers and cross country skiers, is 2.5 miles long. In addition to
the two accesses already mentioned, there are four (red-blazed)
connectors from this loop trail to the two contiguous conservation
lands described elsewhere within this section. Two connectors go to
the Nashoba Brook’s loop trail to the northeast, and two
other connectors go to the Camp Acton loop trail to the south.
Please refer to the descriptions for both Nashoba Brook and Camp
Acton conservation areas for more information about their entrances
and trail systems. Within the Spring Hill loop trail, a secondary
(blue-blazed) trail, 0.2 mile, cuts between inner and outer curves
of the main loop trail, thereby allowing for a shorter traverse of
the Spring Hill property.”
If you park at the end of Spring Hill Rd, we'd recommend
visiting the nearby cache
GC2FMMR - ACL Series: Camp Acton since both are convenient from
that parking area.
If you park at the end of Wheeler Lane, you may want to find
GCGGA4
- Nashoba Brook Cache while you're in the area.