1.4 miles
Distance
60 ft
Climb
-53 ft
Descent
00:08:18
Avg time

Acton Path Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blue Hills Reservation
    Milton, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #9813 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #17043 in Trail Running
    • #12236 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    MA DCR

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Acton Path is a 1 mile popular white doubletrack trail located near Milton Massachusetts. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 60 ft blue climb. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Acton Path multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    7 ft
  • Altitude min
    151 ft
  • Altitude max
    178 ft
  • Altitude start
    154 ft
  • Altitude end
    160 ft
  • Grade
    0.096%
  • Grade max
    -7.487%
  • Grade min
    8.739%
  • Distance climb
    2,839 ft
  • Distance down
    3,079 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,290 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:10
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on Apr 6, 2025
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      Acton Path Trail Reports

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      Apr 6, 2025 @ 7:46pm
      Apr 6, 2025
      		 reporter
      Apr 1, 2025 @ 1:03am
      Apr 1, 2025
      Mar 3, 2025 @ 8:00am
      Mar 3, 2025
      		 reporter Blue Hills Closed to Mountain Bikes for Month of March per DCR
      Mar 3, 2025 @ 5:11am
      Mar 3, 2025
      		 reporter Trails closed month of March due to mud per DCR
      Feb 2, 2025 @ 2:02pm
      Feb 2, 2025
      		 reporter All of it is sheet of ice if you have studs - enjoy
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 62 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 580 rides
      • Last: Jun 21, 2025

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      Apr 17, 2024 @ 5:25pm
      Apr 17, 2024
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      Oct 7, 2023 @ 9:30am
      Oct 7, 2023

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