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Yale-Myers Forest

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

3 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route reaches Paine Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 689 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91843, -72.14734
Nearest town Westford, CT
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Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

3 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 566–690 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.91843, -72.14734

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 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-paine-pond-out-back-5-km-2617

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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