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Wendell State Forest

Bear Mountain Trail & Old Farley Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Bear Mountain Trail & Old Farley Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. It climbs 1,164 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 1,168 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Farley Road 42.59459, -72.43358
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Bear Mountain Trail & Old Farley Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 487–1,170 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Old Farley Road · 42.59459, -72.43358

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Old Farley Road, heading NE.
  2. 3.1 miSharp right onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miReach Old Farley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-mountain-trail-old-farley-road-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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