Potter Pond via Pole Bridge Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Potter Pond via Pole Bridge Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near West Woodstock, CT. The route reaches Potter Pond. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Potter Pond via Pole Bridge Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 662–758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.00261, -72.05272
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Potter Pond.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pole Bridge Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Potter Pond & Pole Bridge Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 208 ft
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