Mission Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. It climbs 302 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bushnell Road 42.14830, -72.05332
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Mission Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 590–712 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Bushnell Road · 42.14830, -72.05332
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wells State Park Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 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
11% gravel89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Walker Pond Road via Mission Trail 2 mi · ▲ 262 ft
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