Walker Mountain–Beaver Pond, 3 summits is a 10-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near East Brookfield, MA. The route passes Beaver Pond before reaching Walker Mountain at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 579 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 794 ft10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hitchcock Mountain Trail 42.19541, -72.04566
Nearest town East Brookfield, MA
Directions
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Walker Mountain–Beaver Pond, 3 summits
10 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 590–794 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Hitchcock Mountain Trail · 42.19541, -72.04566
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Hitchcock Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miPass Beaver Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Walker Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mission Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wells State Park Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Mountain Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Walker Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Wells State Park Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Walker Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hitchcock Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 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
62% dirt3% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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