Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 6 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 52 min
Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 6 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District near West Berlin, MA. The route passes Reubens Hill and Frog Pond before reaching Clamshell Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 322 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Reubens Hill–Clamshell Pond, 6 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 52 min
Elevation 376–549 ft
Out & Back · Wachusett Aqueduct Linear District
Trailhead: Linwood Loop · 42.39598, -71.66755
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Linwood Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Reubens Hill.
- 50 ftPass Frog Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Reubens Hill Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Boulder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Clamshell Pond.
- 100 ftReach Reubens Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Clamshell road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hickory Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Frog Pond Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Boylston Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Linwood Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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