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Yale-Myers Forest

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route reaches Paine Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 810 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90200, -72.16504
Nearest town Westford, CT
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Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 534–811 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.90200, -72.16504

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading S.
  5. 350 ftReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 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/paine-pond-paine-pond-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2.6″ 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°62°
Thu 90°68° 48%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 20%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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