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.
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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
- Start on Litchfield Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Litchfield Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Litchfield Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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