Beaver Pond–Chamberlain Pond, 4 lakes is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Douglas State Forest Beach and Chamberlain Pond before reaching Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 784 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 863 ft16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02299, -71.76980
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Beaver Pond–Chamberlain Pond, 4 lakes
15.5 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 589–864 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02299, -71.76980
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 87% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Douglas State Forest Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Streeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Chamberlain Pond.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
52% dirt5% other43% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip87%Wind11 mphUV3Humidity74%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
85°62°
Thu
87°68°
35%
Fri
93°71°
34%
Sat
92°69°
42%
Sun
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~166 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wallum Pond Hill–Wallum Lake, 3 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Douglas State Forest Beach–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Wallum Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach Loop, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Dudley Pond & Douglas State Forest Beach via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Crystal Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach, 6 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Chamberlain Pond–Douglas State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 7.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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