Clay Pit Hill & Lost Lake
2.8 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr
Clay Pit Hill & Lost Lake is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Skinner Forest near Forge Village, MA. The route passes Lost Lake before reaching Clay Pit Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clay Pit Hill & Lost Lake
2.8 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 239–364 ft
Out & Back · Skinner Forest
Trailhead: 42.60041, -71.51477
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lost Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Clay Pit Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 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 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Clay Pit Hill–Forge Pond, 4 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Lost Lake–Whitney Pond, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 154 ft
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