AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 52 min

Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching Shuttle Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 253 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64055, -72.80019
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 52 min

Elevation 169–254 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.64055, -72.80019

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftPass Mason Pond.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach Mason Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 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/mason-pond-mason-pond-out-back-4-lakes-4-km-f06f

Trail surface

58% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Turkey Hill, Connecticut