Meads Corner Conservation Area

Mount Lincoln & Knights Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Mount Lincoln & Knights Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Meads Corner Conservation Area near Knights Corner, MA. The route passes Knights Pond before reaching Mount Lincoln at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,230 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34865, -72.40944
Nearest town Knights Corner, MA

Directions

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Mount Lincoln & Knights Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 927–1,229 ft

Out & Back · Meads Corner Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.34865, -72.40944

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Knights Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftReach Mount Lincoln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (5.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°64°
Thu 87°66° 54%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 90°67° 39%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 89°67° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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