Golf Course Pond & Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Golf Course Pond. It climbs 413 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70466, -72.46950
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Golf Course Pond & Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector
4.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 467–822 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.70466, -72.46950
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 99% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Golf Course Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 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
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F67°
Precip99%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
78°64°
Wed
78°64°
Thu
85°67°
33%
Fri
92°69°
41%
Sat
90°69°
43%
Sun
91°68°
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