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James L. Goodwin State Forest

Brown Hill Pond & Goodwin Forest Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 58 min

Brown Hill Pond & Goodwin Forest Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Hampton, CT. The route reaches Brown Hill Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 696 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78591, -72.06713
Nearest town Hampton, CT
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Brown Hill Pond & Goodwin Forest Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 58 min

Elevation 600–696 ft

Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest

Trailhead: 41.78591, -72.06713

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miPass Brown Hill Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Goodwin Forest Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Brown Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 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/pine-acres-lake-brown-hill-pond-out-back-3-lakes-3-km-4b2b

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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