Chamberlain Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 7 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Kingsbury Pond before reaching Chamberlain Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 775 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 787 ft12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99658, -71.81073
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Chamberlain Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 7 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 427–786 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 41.99658, -71.81073
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kingsbury Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Chamberlain Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pain in the Pullman, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 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
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
87°68°
41%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
93°70°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Kingsbury Pond & Border Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft
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- Benson Mountain–Douglas State Forest Beach, 7 sights 10 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Dudley Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 4 sights 13 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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