Wachusett Mountain: Old Indian, Stage Coach, Bicentennial Trails is a 4.9 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Princeton, Massachusetts that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
This loop is a combination trail of many interconnected trails at Wachusett Mountain State Reservation. There are many other trails to connect to to shorten or lengthen your journey. Trails in this loop include: Bicentennial Trail pine Hill Trail Old Indian Trail West Side Trail Semuhenna Trail Windmill Trail Stage Coach Trail Echo Lake Trail Echo Lake Road High Meadow back to Bicentennial Trail
Icy - use spikes - saw some bravehearts without them but I would not. Went counter clockwise to finish summit first. On sunny days expect puddles.
It was a great day! Since it was a Friday there were very few people on the trail. I took the direct path (counter clockwise) and hit the summit first. It took about 30 min - the trail had hard packed snow, and lots of ice. Microspikes were needed... in the later afternoon the spots that had sun exposure became a slushy message - and you posthole off the trail.
It was a very nice hike on a glorious winter day. The up and down after the main mountain kept in interesting, but also made it a bit more of a work out. The stretch on the Stage Coach Road was a bit boring and I never realized how loud wind turbines are.
Did some off trail exploring after missing blazes and signs (which were minimal), but beautiful day to be out despite the cold and wind. Watch your step, it’s a bit icy!