Dudley Pond & Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Dudley Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 656 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Dudley Pond & Southern New England Trunkline Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 474–656 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
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 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.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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