Pratt Mountain–Mid State Trail, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve near Wellville, MA. The route reaches Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,233 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,227 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 35%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail 42.69679, -71.90446
Nearest town Wellville, MA
Directions
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Pratt Mountain–Mid State Trail, 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,233 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,227–1,773 ft
Out & Back · Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
Trailhead: Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail · 42.69679, -71.90446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Cart Path, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mid State Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Binney Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Cart Path, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wapack Trail/Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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
99% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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