Wallum Lake & Benson Mountain Trail via North South Trail/Mid State Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Wallum Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 669 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail 41.99445, -71.76198
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Wallum Lake & Benson Mountain Trail via North South Trail/Mid State Trail
1.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 28 min
Elevation 592–669 ft
Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area
Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail · 41.99445, -71.76198
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Wallum Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right onto North South Trail/Mid State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Wallum Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
87°68°
39%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
92°71°
Mon
93°70°
19%
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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