AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mono Pond State Park Reserve

Wells Woods Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 56 min

Wells Woods Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mono Pond State Park Reserve near Columbia, CT. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 656 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65740, -72.30772
Nearest town Columbia, CT
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Wells Woods Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 56 min

Elevation 541–658 ft

Out & Back · Mono Pond State Park Reserve

Trailhead: 41.65740, -72.30772

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wells Woods Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Wells Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 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/wells-woods-road-out-back-4-km-2bf1

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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