AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cast and Blast Pond & Jose Pond

2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 43 min

Cast and Blast Pond & Jose Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near Farnhams, CT. The route passes Jose Pond before reaching Cast and Blast Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 184 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86445, -72.55818
Nearest town Farnhams, CT
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Cast and Blast Pond & Jose Pond

2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 43 min

Elevation 112–184 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.86445, -72.55818

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miPass Jose Pond.
  5. 0.2 miReach Cast and Blast Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 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/cast-and-blast-pond-cast-and-blast-pond-out-back-4-lakes-3-km-d1a6

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.

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