Walker Pond–Mill Pond Trail, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wells State Park near Sturbridge, MA. The route reaches Walker Pond. It climbs 459 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 850 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mission Trail 42.15667, -72.07532
Nearest town Sturbridge, MA
Directions
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Walker Pond–Mill Pond Trail, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 586–850 ft
Out & Back · Wells State Park
Trailhead: Mission Trail · 42.15667, -72.07532
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Mission Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Walker Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Walker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mill Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wells State Park Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto South Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto North Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mission Trail, heading N.
- 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
10% gravel90% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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