Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route passes Black Spruce Pond and Pine Acres Lake before reaching Brown Hill Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 745 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middle Road 41.80139, -72.09330
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 598–746 ft
Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: Middle Road · 41.80139, -72.09330
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Black Spruce Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Pine Acres Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Brown Hill Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Pine Acres Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
78°63°
Thu
91°69°
31%
Fri
93°70°
31%
Sat
92°68°
41%
Sun
93°66°
17%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Middle Road Trailhead
- Governor's Island–Pine Acres Lake, 3 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond 4.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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- Governor's Island–Pine Acres Lake Loop, 3 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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