Wakefield Pond–Border Trail, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Wakefield Pond–Border Trail, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Quaddick, CT. The route reaches Wakefield Pond. It climbs 273 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 702 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96298, -71.79838
Nearest town Quaddick, CT
Directions
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Wakefield Pond–Border Trail, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 547–702 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.96298, -71.79838
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wakefield Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silver Brook Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Munyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Border/Munyon Connector, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Border Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Silver Brook Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% gravel5% dirt3% sand64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
86°68°
38%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
92°70°
Mon
92°71°
19%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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