Dudley Pond & Douglas State Forest Beach via Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Douglas State Forest Beach before reaching Dudley Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi558 – 656 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02273, -71.77045
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Dudley Pond & Douglas State Forest Beach via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 558–656 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02273, -71.77045
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Douglas State Forest Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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