Black Spruce Pond via Nutmeg Lane is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Black Spruce Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 666 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80050, -72.08691
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Black Spruce Pond via Nutmeg Lane
3.1 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 581–665 ft
Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: 41.80050, -72.08691
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nutmeg Lane, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Black Spruce Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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- Edwin Way Teale Pond 3.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Natchaug Forest Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Nutmeg Lane 3.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft
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