Walker Mountain–Walker Pond Loop, 7 sights is a 4.9-mile loop in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route passes Walker Pond, Carpenter's Rocks and Walker Mountain. It climbs 417 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi584 – 873 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14668, -72.05962
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Walker Mountain–Walker Pond Loop, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 583–871 ft
Loop · Wells State Park
Trailhead: 42.14668, -72.05962
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Walker Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Wells State Park Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Carpenter's Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Carpenter's Rocks.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Wells State Park Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Mountain Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Walker Mountain.
- 1.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Walker Pond–Carpenter's Rocks, 6 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Walker Mountain–Walker Pond, 7 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 470 ft
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