East Pond Hike

Thanks to James for joining us on our hike of East Pond.   We didn't have many people in the parking lot, and didn't pass many people on the trail.    Joe had slightly twisted his ankle the day before, but he made it through the hike OK.    When we got to the first pond we heard some thunder, but we decided to continue through the rest of the hike.   It did rain on us, but it was refreshing being that it was a hot day, and it made the forest seem even more enchanted.     We ate lunch at Little East pond as it had stopped raining, and then enjoyed a rain-free walk for the rest of the loop back to the car, and then stopped at Mad River Coffee for coffee and baked goods on the way home.   

Join us for this beautiful loop hike to East Pond and Little East Pond.  The hike is about 5 miles total and about 1000 feet of elevation gain.    We will start by taking the East Pond Trail 1.7 miles to East Pond, where there is plenty of room to spread out for lunch and enjoy the beauty of the pond.   After that we will take the Little East Pond Trail 1.7 miles to the smaller Little East Pond, and then 1.7 miles more past that back to the parking area.   The steepest part is the first 1.7 miles to East Pond, but the footing is good, and after that it's pretty easy walking.   Since East Pond is the best place to have lunch, we might also do the hike in the reverse direction in case people are interested in having lunch a little later than 11.     

We are limiting the hike to 7 people in order to be able to better practice social distancing of staying 6 feet away from each other.