Wallingford Pond

OVERVIEW: An easy walk to a good-sized body of water.

TOTAL MILEAGE: 1.6 miles

ELEVATION GAIN: 50 feet

TERRAIN: Abandoned woodroad, a little rough but nearly level.

LOCATION: From the intersection of US Route 7 and VT Route 140 at the stop light in Wallingford village take Route 140 east for 2.3 miles; bear right onto Sugar Hill Road for 1.7 miles; turn right onto Forest Road 20 for 2.3 miles to a trailhead sign on the left near the end of the drivable road. Park on the left. Start your hike behind the trailhead sign.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION: Follow woodroad for 0.8 miles through mixed forest to the shore of the pond.Return by the same route.

POINTS OF INTEREST: Now called Wallingford Pond, this was once known to locals as Spectacle Pond because of its shape.

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