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Meshomasic State Forest

Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Beach before reaching Gay City Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 860 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71454, -72.46982
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach

2.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 544–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.71454, -72.46982

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach Gay City Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 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/gay-city-state-park-beach-out-back-5-km-9e85

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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