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Metacomet Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT. The route reaches Metacomet Pond. It climbs 415 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 600 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68802, -72.83114
Nearest town Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT

Directions

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Metacomet Pond

2 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 52 min

Elevation 381–602 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.68802, -72.83114

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Metacomet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 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

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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