Carbuncle Pond

41º41'51.65" N 71º46'10.81" W See this location in: Google Maps Map Server Acme Maps

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This is a site for launching boats from trailers. Boat ramps can normally be used to launch canoes and kayaks but please do your best to keep the boat ramp clear for boat trailers.

Comments & Overview:

Carbuncle Pond is a 39 acre pond in the Nicholas Farm Management Area. There is a concrete plank boat ramp here and two gravel parking lots. The shoreline of the pond is natural and wooded. Electric trolling motors only on the pond. This pond is stocked with trout several times throughout the year.

This site provides access to the following water bodies: Carbuncle Pond.

Location:

Town: Coventry

Driving Landmarks: On route 14 (Plainfield Pike) look for a small road taking off to the south about a mile west of the junction with route 117. If you come to the Connecticut line you have gone about 0.8 miles too far. The boat ramp is at the end of this road.

Access & Waters:

Water 'Features' At Site: pond

Note: Because one boat launch can access, say, both a lake and a river or both the upstream and downstream portions of a river, not all paddling trips at a given site will necessarily encounter all of the features listed.

Type of Access: Boat ramp

ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no

Shoreline: Concrete boat ramp

Float/Dock: no

Parking:

Parking: parking lot

ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no

Sources for More Information:

Website: Information about the nearby Trestle Trail

Ecological, Cultural & Recreational Attractions:

The Trestle Trail, which is part of the East Coast Greenway runs past the south end of Carbuncle Pond. See the links below for more information.

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This site report was last updated on January 28, 2008