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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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
OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.9″ 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°63°
Thu
90°68°
49%
Fri
93°70°
36%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
92°66°
15%
Mon
93°70°
20%
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