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Douglas State Forest

Dudley Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 4 sights

13 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Dudley Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 4 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Kingsbury Pond before reaching Dudley Pond at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99658, -71.81073
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Dudley Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 4 sights

13 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 427–676 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Kingsbury Pond.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading N.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  6. 3.9 miTurn left onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Dudley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Morse Avenue, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Smith Lane, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading S.
  14. 3.9 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dudley-pond-dudley-pond-out-back-4-lakes-21-km-e383

Trail surface

81% dirt19% 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%

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