Beaver Pond & Mission Trail via Walker Pond Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Beaver Pond & Mission Trail via Walker Pond Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Glen Heights, MA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 291 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Pond & Mission Trail via Walker Pond Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 594–810 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Mission Trail · 42.14419, -72.04151
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Walker Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mission Trail, heading S.
- 1 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Mission Trail Trailhead
- Mill Pond Trail & Mission Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Carpenter's Rocks–Mission Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Carpenter's Rocks–Mission Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Walker Pond–Carpenter's Rocks, 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 645 ft
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