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Wildcat Conservation Area

Linden Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Linden Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Conservation Area near East Parish, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 180 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: TL-Balmoral Road Connector 42.68196, -71.02488
Nearest town East Parish, MA
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Linden Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 132–182 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Conservation Area

Trailhead: TL-Balmoral Road Connector · 42.68196, -71.02488

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on TL-Balmoral Road Connector, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear left onto Twisted Lamb Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto TL-Ledge Connector, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Linden Trail, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Linden-Marsh Connector, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Marsh Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Slippery Lamb Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Twisted Lamb Trail, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftReach Linden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto TL-TW Connector, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Thurston Woodlot Trail, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Twisted Lamb Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto TL-Balmoral Road Connector, heading NE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/linden-trail-twisted-lamb-trail-out-back-3-km-3d78

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 18%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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