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Douglas State Forest

Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 7 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 7 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Crystal Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 738 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 7 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 474–740 ft

Out & Back · Douglas State Forest

Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bad Luck Pond Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miReach Crystal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Bridge Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SE.
  25. 1 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 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/crystal-lake-out-back-11-km-c064

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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