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McCulloch Family Open Space

Boston Post Road Pond & Woods Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Boston Post Road Pond & Woods Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Laysville, CT. The route reaches Boston Post Road Pond. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 164 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34398, -72.28398
Nearest town Laysville, CT
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Boston Post Road Pond & Woods Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 5–163 ft

Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space

Trailhead: 41.34398, -72.28398

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Boston Post Road Pond.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 400 ftReach Boston Post Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boston-post-road-pond-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% grass

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 3.3″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 90°71°
Fri 93°72° 16%
Sat 91°70° 21%
Sun 92°69° 16%
Mon 95°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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