Leadmine Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement
Shumway Farm (Ballard Property)–Eli's Rock, 6 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Shumway Farm (Ballard Property)–Eli's Rock, 6 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Leadmine Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement near Robinson Crusoe Camp, MA. The route passes Lower Hamant Pond and Eli's Rock before reaching Shumway Farm (Ballard Property) at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shumway Farm (Ballard Property)–Eli's Rock, 6 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 574–828 ft
Out & Back · Leadmine Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Sturbridge Trails Committee · 42.09654, -72.09183
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Arbutus Park Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lower Hamant Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Eli's Rock.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pogus Village Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Raven Rookery Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Leadmine Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Shumway Farm (Ballard Property), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Raven Rookery Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pogus Village Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Arbutus Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Sturbridge Trails Committee Trailhead
- Lower Hamant Pond–Upper Hamant Pond Loop, 6 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Eli's Rock–Lower Hamant Pond Loop, 7 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 180 ft
- Eli's Rock–Upper Hamant Pond Loop, 7 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Leadmine Mountain Conservation Area–Eli's Rock, 9 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Shumway Farm (Ballard Property)–Leadmine Mountain Conservation Area, 11 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 466 ft
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