Beaver Pond Trail–Mill Pond Trail, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mission Trail 42.15667, -72.07532
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Beaver Pond Trail–Mill Pond Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 590–850 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Mission Trail · 42.15667, -72.07532
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Walker Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wells State Park Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto North Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
10% gravel1% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°61°
Thu
89°67°
48%
Fri
93°71°
37%
Sat
91°69°
40%
Sun
92°66°
Mon
92°72°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Mill Pond Trail–Mission Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 403 ft
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- Walker Mountain–Walker Pond, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Walker Pond–Mill Pond Trail, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 459 ft
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