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Mill Pond Trail–Mission Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 850 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mission Trail 42.15667, -72.07532
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA

Directions

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Mill Pond Trail–Mission Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 590–850 ft

Out & Back · Wells State Park

Trailhead: Mission Trail · 42.15667, -72.07532

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 67% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Mission Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto North Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto South Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto Wells State Park Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mission Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 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

15% gravel85% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 59°F51°
Precip67%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 43% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 67% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 37% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 57% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 27% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 57% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 64°52° 50%
Tue 58°46° 15%
Wed 62°46°
Thu 63°43° 16%
Fri 61°49° 32%
Sat 58°49° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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