Lincoln - Saint Annes Church

Saint Anne's Church, with its big parking lot, is an ideal spot from which to launch walks aimed at Lincoln's Mount Misery, Farrar Pond, Fairhaven Bay, Pine Hill, and Codman Farm, not to mention Concord's Walden Pond and its environs. The Church is situated on Concord Road/Route 126 just across from the Codman Road-Concord Road intersection; in fact, if you're relying on MapQuest or a suburban atlas instead of us to get you to the start (always a wise precaution), this intersection's the one to shoot for. Taking a chance? Then the way to get there is:

From Route 128/95

Take Exit 29B for Route 2 west (toward Concord, Acton, Fitchburg, etc.). After something like 3.5 miles, Route 2 turns sharply left at a set of lights; stay on it (i.e., go left) and drive about another mile to Walden Street (Route 126). There are signs here denoting this as the exit for Walden Pond; turn left and drive downhill past the Pond about 1.9 miles to the Church. It'll be on the right. Park as unobtrusively and as far away from the sanctuary and day care operations as possible.

Alternate Routes

For those who are Route 128 averse, viable options are ...

From Lexington: Massachusetts Avenue to Route 2A (or drive 2A from downtown) to Route 2, turn right and go west on Route 2 to Walden Street (Route 126), then exit to the left for Walden Pond and Walden Street. Drive about 1.9 miles to Saint Anne's Church. It'll be on the right. 

From points south: From Waltham, Weston, Lincoln, Wayland, Sudbury and other points south, drive Routes 20, 117, or whatever it takes to get to Route 126 north. From the lights at the intersection of Routes 117 and 126, drive north toward Lincoln about 0.4 miles to Saint Anne's (on the left).

From points north: From Bedford and Burlington, take Route 62 to the fork at Pine Hill Farm in Concord, go left onto Old Bedford Street, and continue to Route 2A (Lexington Street) at historic Merriam's Corner. Turn right on Lexington Street, drive about a mile to Heywood Street (on the left), turn left onto Heywood, drive a stone's throw to the stop sign at Walden Street, turn left again, then drive about a mile to the lights at Route 2. When they turn green, cross over and drive 1.9 miles, past Walden Pond, to Saint Anne's (on the right).

*** Best of Luck !!! ***