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Nehantic State Forest

Moulsons Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Moulsons Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Moulsons Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 428 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 299 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40632, -72.32086
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
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Moulsons Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 76–299 ft

Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.40632, -72.32086

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftReach Moulsons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 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/moulsons-pond-out-back-5-km-51f9

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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