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Pachaug State Forest

Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector

8.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Doaneville, CT. The route reaches Welch Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 495 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60261, -71.88923
Nearest town Doaneville, CT
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Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector

8.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 255–497 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60261, -71.88923

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail 2 - Pachaug Connector, heading W.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach Welch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miBear left onto Trail 2 - Pachaug Connector, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/welch-pond-welch-pond-out-back-13-km-b113

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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