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Thousand Acre Pond & Post Pond via Wickham Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min

Thousand Acre Pond & Post Pond via Wickham Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Westchester, CT. The route passes Post Pond before reaching Thousand Acre Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 443 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51961, -72.38580
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Thousand Acre Pond & Post Pond via Wickham Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min

Elevation 371–442 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.51961, -72.38580

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Post Pond.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Wickham Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach Thousand Acre Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 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/thousand-acre-pond-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 91°70° 15%
Fri 94°71° 28%
Sat 92°70° 34%
Sun 93°67° 17%
Mon 93°71°

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