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George Washington Management Area

Wakefield Pond–Munyon Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Wakefield Pond–Munyon Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in George Washington Management Area near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Wakefield Pond. It climbs 359 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 745 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wakefield Pond Road 41.97619, -71.80446
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Wakefield Pond–Munyon Trail, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 503–744 ft

Out & Back · George Washington Management Area

Trailhead: Wakefield Pond Road · 41.97619, -71.80446

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Wakefield Pond Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Brook Road, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Wakefield Pond.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Munyon Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 1.6 miReach Wakefield Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silver Brook Road, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading W.
  14. 1.2 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/richardson-pond-richardson-pond-out-back

Trail surface

59% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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