Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Misery near South Lincoln, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 129–229 ft
Out & Back · Mount Misery
Trailhead: 42.41572, -71.32146
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 397 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Main Trail (red), heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Main Trail (red), heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 397 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Main Trail (red) 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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