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Yale-Myers Forest

Paine Pond & Axe Factory Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Paine Pond & Axe Factory Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route reaches Paine Pond. It climbs 554 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 889 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93901, -72.15618
Nearest town Westford, CT
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Paine Pond & Axe Factory Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 594–888 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.93901, -72.15618

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Axe Factory Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Paine Pond.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 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/paine-pond-axe-factory-road-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 85°67° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°69° 42%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 91°71° 20%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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