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Meshomasic State Forest

Golf Course Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 55 min

Golf Course Pond is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Golf Course Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 298 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 738 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70393, -72.46404
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Golf Course Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 55 min

Elevation 467–737 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.70393, -72.46404

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftReach Golf Course Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 400 ftArrive 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/golf-course-pond-out-back-4-km-df97

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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