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UConn Forest Moss Tract

Masons Mill Pond & Nipmuck Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Masons Mill Pond & Nipmuck Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Moss Tract near Gurleyville, CT. The route reaches Masons Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 313 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 617 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84054, -72.23549
Nearest town Gurleyville, CT · Official trailhead info (explorect.org)
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Masons Mill Pond & Nipmuck Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 331–616 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Moss Tract

Trailhead: 41.84054, -72.23549

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Nipmuck Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miReach Masons Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 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/masons-mill-pond-masons-mill-pond-out-back-7-km-baba

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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