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Pachaug State Forest

Lockes Meadow Pond via Locke Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Lockes Meadow Pond via Locke Road is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route reaches Lockes Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 548 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60513, -71.86035
Nearest town Beachdale, CT
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Lockes Meadow Pond via Locke Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 304–549 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60513, -71.86035

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Pachaug Enduro Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Locke Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miPass Lockes Meadow Pond.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach Lockes Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pachaug Enduro Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 2.4 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 1.5 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/lockes-meadow-pond-lockes-meadow-pond-out-back-14-km-c447

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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