Wallum Pond Hill & Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Wallum Pond Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 663 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Wallum Pond Hill & Southern New England Trunkline Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 474–664 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Wallum Pond Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip88%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity79%
Rained 1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue
82°63°
Wed
81°64°
Thu
87°68°
36%
Fri
93°71°
34%
Sat
92°70°
43%
Sun
93°70°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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