Wendell State Forest

Old Farley Road & Stone Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Old Farley Road & Stone Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 1,119 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 1,168 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stone Road 42.57136, -72.40924
Nearest town Wendell, MA

Directions

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Old Farley Road & Stone Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,119 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 487–1,170 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Stone Road · 42.57136, -72.40924

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Stone Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Thompson Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 3.1 miReach Stone Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.1 miTurn right onto Thompson Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Stone Road, heading SE.
  8. 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

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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