AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 758 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00261, -72.05272
Nearest town West Woodstock, CT
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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 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 left onto Pole Bridge Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Potter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  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-6-km-f6ab

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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