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McLean Game Refuge

Kettle Pond–Spring Pond, 3 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min

Kettle Pond–Spring Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route passes Kettle Pond and Spring Pond. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 328 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92764, -72.82143
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Kettle Pond–Spring Pond, 3 lakes

2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min

Elevation 268–330 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.92764, -72.82143

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Kettle Pond.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftPass Spring Pond.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Esker Road, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach Kettle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 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/mclean-game-refuge-beach-mclean-game-refuge-beach-out-back-5-lakes-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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