Great Pond

This 70 acre preserve is owned by the

Town of Glastonbury and managed in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy. Great Pond itself is a 12 acre glacial drawdown pond, experiencing great fluctuations in water level throughout

the year. The plants around the pond are specially adapted to survive conditions of total immersion and drought. The trail head begins off Great Pond road and leads to

the largest Red Cedar tree in New England with a circumference of 10'.

Directions

Route 2 East to Exit 7. Route 2 splits

here and Exit 5 is a left hand exit. You will then be on Route 17. Stay on Route

17/Main Street for approximately 5 miles. Great Pond is on your right.

Route 2 West to Exit 10. Take a left onto Manchester Road. Go to stop sign and take

a right onto New London Turnpike. At the next light take a left onto Chestnut Hill

Road. Follow Chestnut Hill Road until the intersection with Main Street. At that light take a left onto Main Street/Route 17.

Stay on Route 17/Main Street for approximately 5 miles. Great Pond is on

your right.