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 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto South Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Wells State Park Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip12%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:18 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Sat
73°60°
34%
Sun
69°53°
Mon
77°50°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
39%
Thu
73°52°
39%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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