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.
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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: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Kingsbury Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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