Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 lakes
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Laurel Glen, CT. The route passes Green Fall Pond, Hidden Lake and Yawgoog Pond before reaching Submarine Island at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,079 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 lakes
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 5 hr 34 min
Elevation 157–428 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: Fiber Optic Easment Access Rd · 41.48128, -71.82137
Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 68°F / low 56° · precip 41% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Fiber Optic Easment Access Rd, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miPass Green Fall Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Freeman Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Hidden Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Lake.
- 0.9 miPass Submarine Island.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Yawgoog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Freeman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fiber Optic Easment Access Rd, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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