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Mount Misery

Mount Misery–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 6 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Mount Misery–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 6 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Misery near Nine Acre Corner, MA. The route passes Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, Sudbury River, Farrar Pond and Mount Misery before reaching Mount Misery Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 276 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.40920, -71.35945
Nearest town Nine Acre Corner, MA
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Mount Misery–Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust, 6 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 116–274 ft

Out & Back · Mount Misery

Trailhead: connector · 42.40920, -71.35945

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lincoln Ridge Conservation Trust.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Sudbury River.
  6. 50 ftPass Farrar Pond.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftPass Mount Misery Viewpoint.
  14. 350 ftReach Mount Misery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oxbow Meadows Trail, heading S.
  24. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 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/mount-misery-lincoln-ridge-conservation-trust-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

49% dirt3% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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