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Carpenter's Rocks–Mill Pond Trail, 6 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route reaches Carpenter's Rocks. It climbs 366 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walker Pond Road 42.15977, -72.06434
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA

Directions

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Carpenter's Rocks–Mill Pond Trail, 6 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 590–830 ft

Out & Back · Wells State Park

Trailhead: Walker Pond Road · 42.15977, -72.06434

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

  1. Start on Walker Pond Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wells State Park Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountain Road Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Wells State Park Road, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftPass Carpenter's Rocks.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto North Trail, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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