Penwood Pond & Lake Louise is a 5-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Simsbury, CT. The route passes Lake Louise before reaching Penwood Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 929 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi305 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87283, -72.77936
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Penwood Pond & Lake Louise
5 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 306–725 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.87283, -72.77936
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Louise.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Penwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
75% dirt15% paved4% grass2% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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