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Solair Recreation League

Potter Pond & Pole Bridge Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Potter Pond & Pole Bridge Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Solair Recreation League near West Woodstock, CT. The route reaches Potter Pond. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 758 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00261, -72.05272
Nearest town West Woodstock, CT
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Potter Pond & Pole Bridge Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 623–758 ft

Out & Back · Solair Recreation League

Trailhead: 42.00261, -72.05272

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Potter Pond.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pole Bridge Road, heading N.
  6. 1.8 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/potter-pond-potter-pond-out-back-11-km-7194

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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