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Porter Howard Watershed Land

Dog Pond

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Dog Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Lydallville, CT. The route reaches Dog Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 561 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78104, -72.47121
Nearest town Lydallville, CT
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Dog Pond

2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min

Elevation 427–562 ft

Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land

Trailhead: 41.78104, -72.47121

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftPass Dog Pond.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftReach Dog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 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/dog-pond-dog-pond-out-back-3-km-fa18

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 90°68° 42%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°69° 43%
Sun 93°67° 21%
Mon 93°71° 18%

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