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Walker Mountain & Bushnell Road via Mountain Road Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route reaches Walker Mountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 435 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bushnell Road 42.15068, -72.04935
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA

Directions

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Walker Mountain & Bushnell Road via Mountain Road Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 590–787 ft

Out & Back · Wells State Park

Trailhead: Bushnell Road · 42.15068, -72.04935

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Bushnell Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mission Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Wells State Park Road, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Mountain Road Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miReach Walker Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Wells State Park Road, heading NW.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto Mill Pond Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bushnell Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% dirt7% gravel81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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