Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 54 min
Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near Clinton, MA. The route passes Clamshell Pond and Frog Pond before reaching Reubens Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 54 min
Elevation 380–535 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: 42.39962, -71.68581
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Clamshell Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Clamshell road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Big Boulder Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Reubens Hill Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Linwood Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Reubens Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reubens Hill Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Boulder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Clamshell road, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Clamshell Pond–Frog Pond, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft
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