Benson Mountain & Kingsbury Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Benson Mountain & Kingsbury Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Robbins Preserve near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Kingsbury Pond before reaching Benson Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 319 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 751 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99658, -71.81073
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Benson Mountain & Kingsbury Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 427–751 ft
Out & Back · Robbins Preserve
Trailhead: 41.99658, -71.81073
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kingsbury Pond.
- 1.4 miReach Benson Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
87°68°
41%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
93°70°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Kingsbury Pond & Border Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Buck Hill Pond & Kingsbury Pond via Benson Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 437 ft
- Benson Mountain–Douglas State Forest Beach, 7 sights 10 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Chamberlain Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Dudley Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 4 sights 13 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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