Yellow Wildflower Trail
Photo: jim_snydergrant, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.3 mi
- loop
- 36 ft
- climb
- 236 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Yellow Wildflower Trail is a short, easy loop hike in Massachusetts, about 0.2 miles from the town of Acton. The trail is 0.34 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 36 feet and a total loss of 46 feet, so it's a gentle walk that you can do in a few minutes. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Maynard show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, with July the warmest month at about 87°F. Several other trails sit close by. Red Billings Trail and the Yellow trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and the Acton Minutemen Line of March, April 19 1775 mountain biking route is about 0.7 miles off. For paddling, Fort Pond Brook is about 1.1 miles away.
Red Billings TrailHikingPhoto: jim_snydergrant, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- YellowHikingPhoto: jim_snydergrant, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi
- Acton Minutemen Line of March, April 19 1775Mountain biking0.7 mi
- Fort Pond BrookCanoeing1.1 mi
- Assabet RiverRiver fishing5.6 mi
- Area 69, Bedford, MARock climbing6.7 mi
- Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Minute ManCamping7 mi
- Harrrvard YarrrdRock climbing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- YellowHiking · Next doorPhoto: jim_snydergrant, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Red Billings TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: jim_snydergrant, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
BlueHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Muffet, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Barretts Mill LoopHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Blue Dot TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hilltop Loop TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Marion's TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: kristin from Somerville, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
RedHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Lizard10979, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Egg Rock TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Paul Knight, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- WhiteHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Lizard10979, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Yellow Wildflower Trail
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 15°
11 wet
Feb
41° / 16°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 24°
12 wet
Apr
62° / 34°
12 wet
May
73° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 49°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 38°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 29°
10 wet
Dec
43° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Maynard 2, MA, 3.7 mi away at 205 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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