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
Directions
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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: Light rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 73% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip73%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
65°54°
42%
Tue
60°47°
18%
Wed
62°46°
Thu
64°45°
15%
Fri
61°50°
31%
Sat
58°50°
32%
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