Bushnell Road via Mission Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Pond Trail 42.14779, -72.06269
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Bushnell Road via Mission Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 51 min
Elevation 590–723 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Mill Pond Trail · 42.14779, -72.06269
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Wells State Park Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bushnell Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Bushnell Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mission Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wells State Park Road, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt14% gravel65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
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