Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches Bear Mountain at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 811–1,217 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: Bear Mountain Trail · 42.56900, -72.42679
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Bear Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Bear Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 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 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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