Braytons Pond & Blue Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 52 min
Braytons Pond & Blue Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mashamoquet Brook State Park near Pomfret Landing, CT. The route reaches Braytons Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 280 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85121, -71.96906
Nearest town Pomfret Landing, CT
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Braytons Pond & Blue Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 52 min
Elevation 303–473 ft
Out & Back · Mashamoquet Brook State Park
Trailhead: 41.85121, -71.96906
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Braytons Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Braytons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Table Rock–Braytons Pond Loop, 3 rocks 3.6 mi · ▲ 677 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Pomfret Landing, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Pomfret Landing, Connecticut