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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 60% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Kingsbury Pond.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right 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.
- 200 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 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F53°
Precip60%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
67°56°
47%
Tue
63°46°
17%
Wed
62°45°
Thu
63°44°
16%
Fri
61°49°
33%
Sat
57°51°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Kingsbury Pond & Border Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Chamberlain Pond–Kingsbury Pond, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Benson Mountain & Kingsbury Pond 2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Buck Hill Pond & Kingsbury Pond via Benson Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 437 ft
- Benson Mountain–Douglas State Forest Beach, 7 sights 10 mi · ▲ 603 ft
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