A short approach through forest and wetland, this trail winds just under two kilometers to reach a secluded pond that gives the route its name. The destination is reported to hold brook trout and other species, and current NYSDEC regulations govern any angling. The path itself is generally level and often quiet, offering modest opportunities for observing waterfowl and the characteristic flora of the transition zone between upland and water.
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Brook trout streams that have been here since the glaciers, lake trout in two hundred feet of cold water, smallmouth on every shoreline — and a sortable atlas of every major water in the Park.
