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Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond

2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 42 min

Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching Shuttle Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 279 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63905, -72.79405
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
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Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond

2 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 42 min

Elevation 169–279 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.63905, -72.79405

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miPass Mason Pond.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftReach Mason Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/mason-pond-mason-pond-out-back-4-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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