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Anderson Conservation Area
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.
What runners say about Anderson Conservation Area
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…
Trail conditions & character
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The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance3 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websitetrails.actonma.gov
Running trails near Acton
Other trails within easy driving distance — useful when this one is flooded, gated, or just not the run you had in mind today.
