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Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Clay Hill–Sandy Hill Pond, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Clay Hill–Sandy Hill Pond, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Old Jail Lane Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. The route passes Sandy Hill Pond and Clay Hill. It climbs 338 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 194 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shaws Lane 41.69475, -70.36955
Nearest town West Barnstable, MA
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Clay Hill–Sandy Hill Pond, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 43–194 ft

Out & Back · Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Trailhead: Shaws Lane · 41.69475, -70.36955

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Shaws Lane, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Sandy Hill Pond.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Clay Hill.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto To the Limit, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Keyes the Limit, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto First Class, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto Spruce Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freefall, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftSharp right onto Drumlins of Doom, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Aunt Hatch Lane, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Picnic, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fin's Folly, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto Picnic, heading SE.
  30. 500 ftReach Clay Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 500 ftSharp right onto Fin's Folly, heading E.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Picnic, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left onto Aunt Hatch Lane, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right onto Drumlins of Doom, heading NW.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Freefall, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spruce Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading SE.
  39. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 0.1 miContinue straight onto First Class, heading W.
  43. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  44. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 500 ftBear left onto Keyes the Limit, heading W.
  48. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  49. 0.2 miContinue straight onto To the Limit, heading S.
  50. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  52. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  55. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shaws Lane, heading S.
  56. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clay-hill-sandy-hill-pond-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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