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UConn Forest Fenton Tract

Codfish Falls–Baldwin Pond, 3 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Codfish Falls–Baldwin Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Fenton Tract near Mansfield Four Corners, CT. The route passes Masons Mill Pond and Baldwin Pond before reaching Codfish Falls at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 374 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83316, -72.24302
Nearest town Mansfield Four Corners, CT
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Codfish Falls–Baldwin Pond, 3 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 286–375 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Fenton Tract

Trailhead: 41.83316, -72.24302

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Masons Mill Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Pumping Station Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Nipmuck Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miPass Baldwin Pond.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftReach Codfish Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Pumping Station Road, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baldwin-pond-baldwin-pond-out-back-6-km-7d8c

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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