AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yale-Myers Forest

Sustek Pond

4 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Sustek Pond is a 4-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Sustek Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 579 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95176, -72.15107
Nearest town Union, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Sustek Pond

4 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 612–892 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.95176, -72.15107

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 73% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miReach Sustek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.6 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/sustek-pond-sustek-pond-out-back-7-km-423d

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 60°F54°
Precip73%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 52% rain1 PM: 73% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 62% rain4 PM: 56% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 54% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 65°54° 45%
Tue 59°46° 17%
Wed 62°46°
Thu 64°44° 15%
Fri 60°50° 31%
Sat 59°50° 32%

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Union, Connecticut