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Great Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Great Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Birchwood, CT. The route reaches Great Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 187 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87649, -72.72312
Nearest town Birchwood, CT
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Directions

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Great Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 172–185 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.87649, -72.72312

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  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/great-pond-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Hikes near Birchwood, Connecticut