Island Pond–Mill Pond, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wapack Wilderness near Wellville, MA. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Island Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,769 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,217 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail 42.69679, -71.90446
Nearest town Wellville, MA
Directions
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Island Pond–Mill Pond, 5 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,217–1,769 ft
Out & Back · Wapack Wilderness
Trailhead: Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail · 42.69679, -71.90446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Cart Path, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Binney Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Mill Pond.
- 100 ftReach Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Cart Path, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 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
72% dirt1% boardwalk27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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