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Nipmuck State Forest

Pinneys Pond & Forest Pond

5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Pinneys Pond & Forest Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Staffordville, CT. The route passes Pinneys Pond before reaching Forest Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 922 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98075, -72.23832
Nearest town Staffordville, CT
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Pinneys Pond & Forest Pond

5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 767–922 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98075, -72.23832

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Pinneys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Forest Pond.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-pond-forest-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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