City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands
Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond
6.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands near Mount Pleasant Housing, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching Shuttle Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 499 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond
6.5 mi · ▲ 499 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 169–568 ft
Out & Back · City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands
Trailhead: 41.63943, -72.81691
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Mason Pond.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Mason Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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