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
The description of Bulette from that website:
“The Bulette Conservation Land is the first parcel of land
the Town of Acton acquired for conservation. Its purchase was
authorized at the March 1965 Annual Town Meeting and it abuts
Acton’s first Town Forest that was purchased in 1926.
Together the two parcels total 48 acres of which most are wetlands.
For many years the only access to this area was on a fire road that
was annually cleared of vegetation and obstructions to assure
passage of fire apparatus.
The first hiking trails were cut in 1974 as an Eagle Scout
project. Unfortunately, in the following years the Town neglected
the area as development and maintenance resources were focused on
the newer and larger conservation tracts the Town acquired. It is
only recently that the 0.25-mile access trail has been reopened and
an additional trail cut to augment an existing trail to provide a
0.7-mile loop. A 0.1-mile connector trail was also cut along the
rim of an escarpment affording several elevated views of the
forest. The area is noted for its glacial features of large
erratics and an esker that is accessed by a side trail.
Access is at a sign and gate on the east side of Bulette Road,
which is on the south side of Newtown Road near the Acton/Littleton
Town Line. Park at the end of Bulette Rd. being careful not to
block the private drives nearby. A kiosk is located at the end of
the access trail at which a map may be obtained.”
Note: You will drive past the trailhead on your left when
you park at the end of the road. The trailhead is NOT at the end of
the road. Just walk back up the road, past one house and you'll see
it. No bushwhacking required!