5 ★★★★★ 1 Google reviews · Running trail in Acton, Massachusetts · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
Surface
Mixed
Loop distance
3 mi
Shape
Loop
Shade
Not reported
Access
Not reported
Confirmed from Anderson Conservation Area's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Mixed3 miLoopTrailhead parking
What runners say about Anderson Conservation Area
Pulled from public reviews of this trail (1 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.
I parked in the small dirt lot off Arlington Street, did the red trail to the unmarked entrance further north on Arlington Street, yellow trail to the red trail, up to the trail head on Genevieve Lane, then back down the red, to the yellow trail until the stone wall (that continues into Bulette Town Forest), back up…
What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.
Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews.
Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain.
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