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Powder Hill Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Powder Hill Pond is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Beseck Lake, CT. The route reaches Powder Hill Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 589 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 774 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50548, -72.74947
Nearest town Beseck Lake, CT
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Powder Hill Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 381–773 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50548, -72.74947

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miReach Powder Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 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/powder-hill-pond-powder-hill-pond-out-back-4-km-633d

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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