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Forster Pond State Park

Fosters Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 46 min

Fosters Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Forster Pond State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route reaches Fosters Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 397 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35788, -72.57179
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
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Fosters Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 46 min

Elevation 106–396 ft

Out & Back · Forster Pond State Park

Trailhead: 41.35788, -72.57179

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Fosters Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fosters-pond-out-back-7a00

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 92°71° 24%
Sat 91°70° 29%
Sun 91°70° 19%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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