Mill Pond Trail & Mission Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Glen Heights, MA. It climbs 360 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 810 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mission Trail 42.14419, -72.04151
Nearest town Glen Heights, MA
Directions
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Mill Pond Trail & Mission Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 590–810 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Mission Trail · 42.14419, -72.04151
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bushnell Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 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
16% gravel1% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mission Trail Trailhead
- Beaver Pond & Mission Trail via Walker Pond Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Carpenter's Rocks–Mission Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Carpenter's Rocks–Mission Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Walker Pond–Carpenter's Rocks, 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 645 ft
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