Carbuncle Pond & Moosup Valley State Park Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Moosup Valley State Park Trail near Sterling, CT. The route reaches Carbuncle Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi305 – 387 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Moosup Valley State Park Trail 41.70907, -71.82911
Nearest town Sterling, CT
Directions
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Carbuncle Pond & Moosup Valley State Park Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 305–386 ft
Out & Back · Moosup Valley State Park Trail
Trailhead: Moosup Valley State Park Trail · 41.70907, -71.82911
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moosup Valley State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Carbuncle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Moosup Valley State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 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
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
79°64°
Thu
87°69°
16%
Fri
95°71°
24%
Sat
92°71°
35%
Sun
94°71°
17%
Mon
94°71°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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