Benson Mountain–Wallum Lake, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Benson Mountain–Wallum Lake, 6 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Benson Mountain and Buck Hill Pond before reaching Wallum Lake at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 581 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Benson Mountain–Wallum Lake, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 474–752 ft
Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area
Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Benson Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Buck Hill Pond.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto North South Trail/Mid State Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Wallum Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Benson Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto North South Trail/Mid State Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Border Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hay Ride Trail–Saddle Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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- Wallum Lake–Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Wallum Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 5.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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