Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Crystal Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 768 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail 42.03463, -71.79014
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 667–767 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Grand Trunk Trail · 42.03463, -71.79014
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bad Luck Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 76°F68°
Precip87%Wind10 mphUV3Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
81°65°
Thu
86°68°
44%
Fri
92°70°
29%
Sat
91°69°
40%
Sun
92°69°
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