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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Metacomet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 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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