Welch Pond–Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Welch Pond–Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Doaneville, CT. The route reaches Welch Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Welch Pond–Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 262–329 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: Trail 2 - Pachaug West Connector · 41.59296, -71.90134
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 2 - Pachaug West Connector, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Welch Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Welch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Trail 2 - Pachaug West Connector, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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