Westford No 1 Dam & Sustek Pond is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. The route passes Westford No 1 Dam before reaching Sustek Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,437 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 961 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91923, -72.15246
Nearest town Westford, CT
Directions
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Westford No 1 Dam & Sustek Pond
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 535–961 ft
Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest
Trailhead: 41.91923, -72.15246
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 SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Westford No 1 Dam.
- 5.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Sustek Pond.
- 50 ftReach Westford No 1 Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 5.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
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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