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Wells State Park

Beaver Pond via Walker Pond Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Beaver Pond via Walker Pond Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 715 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wells State Park Road 42.14268, -72.06592
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
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Beaver Pond via Walker Pond Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 590–716 ft

Out & Back · Wells State Park

Trailhead: Wells State Park Road · 42.14268, -72.06592

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wells State Park Road, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Walker Pond Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mission Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Wells State Park Road, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 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-5-km-f827

Trail surface

17% dirt10% gravel73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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