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Getting to Birch Mountain Brook from Goulds Pond is easy, and on a lovely day you acquire a tremendous vista of Academy Hill from Goulds Pond. Goulds Pond is a wet spot that gets a good deal of rain; through May this area sees the most rain; February on the other hand is the driest. While you're here at Goulds Pond, you could also stop at pretty Globe Hollow Reservoir. There's so much to do here at Goulds Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Del-aire
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| | Camping Resort is a brilliant place for that. This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Mattabesset Trail, and Manchester Inn is a fine place to get some rest.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors enjoyable things just keep reading. The skiing at Powder Ridge is good, and when you're here it's always fun to explore Gay City State Park. Roaring Brook River is a great whitewater spot in close proximity to Goulds Pond; Red Gates Pond is a nearby | |
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lake that you could visit. For the period of the long summer days here at Goulds Pond, high temperatures generally reach the 80's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 60's. All through the winter highs are usually in the 30's with
temperatures at Goulds Pond dipping down into the 10's throughout winter nights.
This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Americas Best Value Inn/Manchester is a glorious location to spend a night or two, and don't
leave Goulds Pond without first going for a hike along the Metacomet Trail. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Goulds Pond has to offer, you can camp at Nelson's Family Campground, and in the event that you don't mind
getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Salmon River. Whohoo, so many fun things in one place! Goulds Pond is peerless! This is a popular location for people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford.
If you want to play some golf, you're in luck because Minnechaug Golf Course is in the vicinity, and Globe Hollow Reservoir Dam is not far at all from Goulds Pond.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.76333
Longitude: -72.52
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Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) |
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Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 11 miles away
Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) |
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Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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Risley Reservoir
 | This is a nice little lake for fishing. Use minnows and you'll catch a lot of pickerel and bass. Worms bring in copious amounts of bluegill. It's a C/R lake.... |
Salmon River
| 11 miles away
THe fishermen aren't nice here, especially in the Fly fishing area, we caught a lot of heck from them last year. MAde the trip no fun, I won't return. Try the Farmington instead....it's just bigger withmore room for everyone....You may wish to add the following link from the Salmon River page:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_117.htm... |
Andover Lake
| 11 miles away
Great bass fishing. Clear water and no motors allowed. I remember skin diving in the 70's when I was around 10 and being able to see twenty thirty feet.... |
Bass Pond
| 17 miles away
The Springfield Paddle Club is a private swimming club with a beach on Bass Club. The entrance is from South Branch Parkway. We have a lovely beach and a floating dock about 20 yards from shore. Consider joining us for wonderful swimming all summer long.... |
Powder Ridge
 | 18 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale.... |
Metacomet Trail
 | 19 miles away
I finally located the trail entrance about 20 feet past a dirt road gate on the right that I had been using to get to the ridge line. Thanks for the help!...Gene, The trailhead at 315 and 189 is actually on Mountain Road which comes off the Rd right at the juncture. The telphone poles are blazed and the trail breaks into the woods about halfway up on the right side of the road. That is a nice section of trail although we hiked it in the rain. Happy Trails....I am having difficulty locating the trail head in East Granby at rtes. 315 and 189 that leads to south toward Penwood State Park. The trail maps say that the trail head is on Mountain Road, but there are no blue/yellow blazed trail markers on either of the two entry points into the woods. The only indication of the trail is the sign post at the bottom of the road in the three way intersection. Thanks.... |
Mount Southington
| 29 miles away
Night and day we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this popular ski area.... |
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