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Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Brooks Pond via re-routed trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block near Firetown, CT. The route passes Brooks Pond before reaching Brooks Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 364 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89760, -72.82483
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 282–364 ft

Out & Back · Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Trailhead: 41.89760, -72.82483

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto re-routed trail, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Brooks Pond.
  6. 0.4 miReach Brooks Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 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/brooks-pond-brooks-pond-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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