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Robbins Preserve

Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Robbins Preserve near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Kingsbury Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 427–676 ft

Out & Back · Robbins Preserve

Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach Kingsbury Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.2 miSharp left onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  10. 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/kingsbury-pond-kingsbury-pond-out-back-9-km-3bdf

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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