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Wells State Park

Beaver Pond & Bushnell Road via Walker Pond Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 51 min

Beaver Pond & Bushnell Road via Walker Pond Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bushnell Road 42.15068, -72.04935
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
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Beaver Pond & Bushnell Road via Walker Pond Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 51 min

Elevation 598–723 ft

Out & Back · Wells State Park

Trailhead: Bushnell Road · 42.15068, -72.04935

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Bushnell Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Walker Pond Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bushnell Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 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/beaver-pond-beaver-pond-out-back-4-km-8c27

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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