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Pachaug State Forest

Hodge Pond

6.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Hodge Pond is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Voluntown, CT. The route reaches Hodge Pond. It climbs 430 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 377 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56335, -71.86906
Nearest town Voluntown, CT
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Hodge Pond

6.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 211–376 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56335, -71.86906

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftPass Hodge Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.6 miReach Hodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hodge-pond-hodge-pond-out-back-11-km-80b7

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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