Baldwin Hill Conservation Area
Lamb City Pond & Old Stage Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Lamb City Pond & Old Stage Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Baldwin Hill Conservation Area near South Royalston, MA. The route reaches Lamb City Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 671 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lamb City Pond & Old Stage Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 971–1,193 ft
Out & Back · Baldwin Hill Conservation Area
Trailhead: Old Stage Road · 42.59392, -72.17111
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 60% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Stage Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Lamb City Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2 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 (~12 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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