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Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min

Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block near Firetown, CT. The route passes Brooks Pond before reaching Great Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 364 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89242, -72.83363
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min

Elevation 282–364 ft

Out & Back · Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Trailhead: 41.89242, -72.83363

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Brooks Pond.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto re-routed trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Great Pond.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miArrive 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-lakes-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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