Lancaster Mill Pond–Clamshell Pond, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Rauscher Farm near Clinton, MA. The route passes Clamshell Pond, Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance and Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance before reaching Lancaster Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 469 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40068, -71.67631
Nearest town Clinton, MA
Directions
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Lancaster Mill Pond–Clamshell Pond, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 380–469 ft
Out & Back · Rauscher Farm
Trailhead: 42.40068, -71.67631
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Old Clamshell road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Clamshell Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Central Massachusetts Branch, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance.
- 50 ftReach Lancaster Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Clamshell road, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
83°62°
Thu
89°69°
35%
Fri
94°71°
34%
Sat
93°69°
31%
Sun
94°68°
15%
Mon
92°73°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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