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Buck Hill Management Area

Buck Hill Pond via Benson Mountain Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Buck Hill Pond via Benson Mountain Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Buck Hill Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 742 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99196, -71.80509
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Buck Hill Pond via Benson Mountain Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 489–740 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area

Trailhead: 41.99196, -71.80509

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Border Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach Buck Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Border Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 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/buck-hill-pond-buck-hill-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-da6f

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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