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Mount Misery

Pine Hill–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 14 lakes

7.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Pine Hill–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 14 lakes is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Misery near Baker Bridge, MA. The route passes Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, Sudbury River, Farrar Pond and 7 more before reaching Main Beach at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 197 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40866, -71.35526
Nearest town Baker Bridge, MA
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Pine Hill–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 14 lakes

7.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 116–196 ft

Out & Back · Mount Misery

Trailhead: 42.40866, -71.35526

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miPass Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust.
  3. 200 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Sudbury River.
  7. 50 ftPass Farrar Pond.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftPass Andromeda Pond (south).
  15. 0.1 miPass Andromeda Pond (north).
  16. 50 ftPass Andromeda Pond (middle).
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
  20. 150 ftPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Path, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miPass Walden Pond State Reservation Beach.
  25. 50 ftPass Main Beach.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto Pond Path, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Adams Woods - Mt Misery Path, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 0.3 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading S.
  44. 250 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heywoods-meadow-viewpoint-main-beach-out-back-12-lakes-9-km-0e32

Trail surface

46% dirt1% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Baker Bridge, Massachusetts