Penwood State Park

Lucy Brook Pond

2.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Lucy Brook Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Hoskins, CT. The route reaches Lucy Brook Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 358 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 528 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87837, -72.77246
Nearest town Hoskins, CT

Directions

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Lucy Brook Pond

2.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 291–527 ft

Out & Back · Penwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.87837, -72.77246

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftReach Lucy Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 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 surface

41% grass38% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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