Kingsbury Pond via Border Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Kingsbury Pond via Border Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Robbins Preserve near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Kingsbury Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 438 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 742 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail 41.98540, -71.78931
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Kingsbury Pond via Border Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 427–740 ft
Out & Back · Robbins Preserve
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail · 41.98540, -71.78931
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Kingsbury Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 150 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
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip88%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 1.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
80°62°
Wed
80°63°
Thu
86°68°
35%
Fri
92°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
43%
Sun
92°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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