Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust–Farrar Pond, 5 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Misery near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes Sudbury River, Farrar Pond and Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 190 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41951, -71.36285
Nearest town Nine Acre Corner, MA
Directions
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Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust–Farrar Pond, 5 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 38 min
Elevation 116–190 ft
Out & Back · Mount Misery
Trailhead: 42.41951, -71.36285
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sudbury River.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Farrar Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt4% gravel1% paved77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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