Bear Mountain Trail & Thompson Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bear Mountain Trail & Thompson Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 463 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Mountain Trail & Thompson Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 811–1,133 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: Thompson Road · 42.56478, -72.41881
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start on Thompson Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Thompson Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Thompson Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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