Bates Lane Conservation Area

Bates Lane Trail & Litchfield Trail via Carl Pipes Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Bates Lane Trail & Litchfield Trail via Carl Pipes Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Bates Lane Conservation Area near Clapps Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 151 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Litchfield Trail 42.20058, -70.80642
Nearest town Clapps Corner, MA

Directions

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Bates Lane Trail & Litchfield Trail via Carl Pipes Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 45 min

Elevation 83–153 ft

Out & Back · Bates Lane Conservation Area

Trailhead: Litchfield Trail · 42.20058, -70.80642

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Litchfield Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftReach Litchfield Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Litchfield Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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