Poverty Mountain–Mount Lincoln, 11 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Poverty Mountain–Mount Lincoln, 11 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Cadwell Memorial Forest near Meads Corner, MA. The route passes Scarboro Pond, Mount Lincoln, Hawley Reservoir and 2 more before reaching Poverty Mountain at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,149 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Poverty Mountain–Mount Lincoln, 11 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 403–1,229 ft
Out & Back · Cadwell Memorial Forest
Trailhead: NET Trail (white) · 42.35011, -72.43438
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET Trail (white), heading N.
- 50 ftPass Scarboro Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Mount Lincoln.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Hawley Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear right onto Arnold Cemetery Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Hill Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Falls.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Poverty Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto NET Trail (white), heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET Trail (white) Trailhead
- Mount Orient–Mount Lincoln, 11 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,153 ft
- Don Mader Town Forest–Mount Lincoln, 5 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft
- Holland Glen Forest–Water Supply Land, 8 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,591 ft
- Mount Lincoln–Scarboro Pond, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 482 ft
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