Mount Lincoln–Scarboro Pond, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Mount Lincoln–Scarboro Pond, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Pelham, MA. The route passes Mount Lincoln before reaching Scarboro Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 959 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Lincoln–Scarboro Pond, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 788–1,229 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.39047, -72.41835
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto NET Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Mount Lincoln.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Scarboro Pond.
- 150 ftReach Mount Lincoln, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- NET Trail (white) 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Hawley Reservoir & NET Trail (white) 4.5 mi · ▲ 489 ft
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