Bear Mountain & Sears Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Bear Mountain & Sears Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell Depot, MA. The route reaches Bear Mountain at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,649 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Mountain & Sears Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 463–1,217 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: Sears Road · 42.59420, -72.36488
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Sears Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bear Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sears Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 4.1 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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