Woods Pond–Ensign Bickford Pond, 6 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Stratton Brook State Park near Simsbury, CT. The route passes Woods Pond, Ensign Bickford Pond, Stratton Brook State Park Beach and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 302 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87325, -72.80444
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Woods Pond–Ensign Bickford Pond, 6 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 175–302 ft
Out & Back · Stratton Brook State Park
Trailhead: 41.87325, -72.80444
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Woods Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Farmington River Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Ensign Bickford Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Stratton Brook State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Stratton Park Pond.
- 50 ftPass Stratton Brook State Park Pond.
- 50 ftPass Stratton Brook State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt27% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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