Best hikes in Wendell State Forest
Ambleway maps 30 hikes in Wendell State Forest, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 10-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Baker Road & Damon Camp Road. The biggest climb is Old Farley Road & Stone Road, gaining 1,119 ft, and the network tops out at 1,217 ft. 2 start within walking range of public transit.
- Nipmuck & Saxon Bridge Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Baker Road & Damon Camp Road 2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach Loop, 3 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Hannah Swarton Trail & Saxon Bridge Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Carlton Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- East Chestnut Hill Road & Upham Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wickett Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Damon Camp Road, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Lynn's Falls–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Whales Head–Damon Camp Road, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Bear Mountain 3.5 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Jerusalem Viewpoint–Damon Camp Road Loop, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Wendell State Forest Beach & Upham Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 598 ft
- Lake Wyola State Park Beach & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Humphry Preserve via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.7 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Bear Mountain Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 946 ft
- Fiske Pond–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Tyler Pond–Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Fiske Pond Conservation Area Beach–Fiske Pond, 3 beaches 5.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Thompson Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Sears Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- M&M Trail (old route) 6.7 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- East Chestnut Hill Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Lake Wyola–Ruggles Pond, 7 beaches 8 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Old Farley Road & Stone Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft
- Dan Glazier Forest–Ruggles Pond, 4 beaches 10 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft