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Stratton Brook State Park

Woods Pond–Ensign Bickford Pond, 6 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Woods Pond–Ensign Bickford Pond, 6 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Stratton Brook State Park near Simsbury, CT. The route passes Woods Pond, Woods Pond, Ensign Bickford Pond and 3 more before reaching Stratton Brook State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 279 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87708, -72.81399
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
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Woods Pond–Ensign Bickford Pond, 6 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 176–280 ft

Out & Back · Stratton Brook State Park

Trailhead: 41.87708, -72.81399

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miPass Woods Pond.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftPass Woods Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Farmington River Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miPass Ensign Bickford Pond.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miPass Stratton Brook State Park Beach.
  12. 0.2 miPass Stratton Park Pond.
  13. 50 ftPass Stratton Brook State Park Pond.
  14. 50 ftPass Stratton Brook State Park Beach.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 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/woods-pond-woods-pond-out-back-10-lakes-8-km-670f

Trail surface

56% dirt28% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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