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East River Preserve

Platner Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 54 min

Platner Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in East River Preserve near Podunk, CT. The route reaches Platner Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 75 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30205, -72.65483
Nearest town Podunk, CT
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Platner Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 54 min

Elevation 7–75 ft

Out & Back · East River Preserve

Trailhead: 41.30205, -72.65483

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Platner Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/platner-pond-platner-pond-out-back-4-km-cd81

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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