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Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block near Firetown, CT. The route passes Great Pond before reaching Brooks Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 364 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89747, -72.83562
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Great Pond & Brooks Pond via re-routed trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Elevation 293–364 ft

Out & Back · Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block

Trailhead: 41.89747, -72.83562

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Great Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto re-routed trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Brooks Pond.
  7. 150 ftReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brooks-pond-brooks-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Firetown, Connecticut