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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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°66°
Thu 87°68° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°70° 42%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°71° 20%

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