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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Golf Course Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 surface
78% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 1.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
79°64°
Thu
85°68°
32%
Fri
93°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
92°69°
21%
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