Westford No 1 Dam & Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route passes Paine Pond before reaching Westford No 1 Dam at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 686 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 810 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92292, -72.14711
Nearest town Westford, CT
Directions
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Westford No 1 Dam & Paine Pond via Axe Factory Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 535–811 ft
Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest
Trailhead: 41.92292, -72.14711
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Axe Factory Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Paine Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Westford No 1 Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
90°68°
49%
Fri
93°70°
36%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
92°66°
15%
Mon
93°70°
20%
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