2018 Map of Spectacle Pond

About this map

East Brighton and the eastern edge of Island Pond anchor this Essex County landscape, where the Nulhegan River and its numerous tributaries create a complex network of wetlands and ponds. The northern reaches are dominated by Bluff Mtn and the remote waters of McConnell Pond and Mud Pond, while the southern valley carries the infrastructure of E Brighton Rd and the John H Boylan State Airport. This 2018 survey captures a terrain defined by recreational transitions, featuring the long-distance Catamount Trail and the Spigot Rail Trail following former rail corridors. From the isolated settlement of Wenlock to the family-named points like Eagle Point and Loon Point on Spectacle Pond, the map details a region where logging roads like N Branch Rd and Lewis Pond Rd provide the primary access through the dense Vermont woods.