Penwood Pond & Lake Louise is a 4.8-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 899 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi305 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87283, -72.77936
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Penwood Pond & Lake Louise
4.8 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 306–725 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.87283, -72.77936
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 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 miReach Penwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 500 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
78% dirt16% paved2% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F55°
Precip65%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
64°53°
15%
Tue
61°47°
19%
Wed
65°45°
Thu
66°43°
17%
Fri
65°48°
31%
Sat
61°51°
29%
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