Wallum Pond Hill–Border Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Wallum Pond Hill at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 471 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 742 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail 41.98540, -71.78931
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Wallum Pond Hill–Border Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 515–740 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail · 41.98540, -71.78931
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Wallum Pond Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip88%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 1.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
80°62°
Wed
80°63°
Thu
86°68°
35%
Fri
92°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
43%
Sun
92°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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