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Yale-Myers Forest

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route reaches Paine Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93901, -72.15618
Nearest town Westford, CT
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Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 672–888 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.93901, -72.15618

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading S.
  4. 350 ftReach Paine Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.9 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-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
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 80°64°
Thu 85°67° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°69° 42%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 91°71° 20%

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