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Quaddick Reservoir–Wakefield Pond, 9 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in George Washington Management Area near Quaddick, CT. The route passes Quaddick Reservoir, Wakefield Pond, Pulaski State Park Beach and Peck Pond before reaching Clarkville Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 603 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 689 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95505, -71.81270
Nearest town Quaddick, CT

Directions

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Quaddick Reservoir–Wakefield Pond, 9 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 426–689 ft

Out & Back · George Washington Management Area

Trailhead: 41.95505, -71.81270

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Quaddick Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Wakefield Pond.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Silver Brook Road, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Border Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 1.4 miPass Pulaski State Park Beach.
  11. 50 ftPass Peck Pond.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Inner Border Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right onto George Washington Orange Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Cold Spring Drive, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shepard Way, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miPass Clarkville Pond.
  17. 0.1 miReach Quaddick Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cold Spring Drive, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left onto George Washington Orange Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto Inner Border Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading W.
  22. 1.8 miTurn left onto Silver Brook Road, heading N.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% dirt24% gravel2% sand41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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