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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Moulsons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Keeny Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 463 ft
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