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Pachaug State Forest

Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector

4.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Doaneville, CT. The route reaches Welch Pond. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 407 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60257, -71.89998
Nearest town Doaneville, CT
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Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector

4.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 255–406 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60257, -71.89998

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Welch Pond.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Trail 2 - Pachaug Connector, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Welch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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Hikes near Doaneville, Connecticut