Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Lake Chaffee, CT. The route reaches Paine Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,190 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 961 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93928, -72.17607
Nearest town Lake Chaffee, CT
Directions
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Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 662–961 ft
Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest
Trailhead: 41.93928, -72.17607
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
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
79°64°
Thu
89°67°
51%
Fri
92°70°
37%
Sat
90°68°
42%
Sun
92°66°
15%
Mon
92°70°
20%
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