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Blue Hills Conservation Area

Beaver Pond–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes

4.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Beaver Pond–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Conservation Area near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Crooked Brook Pond before reaching Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 328 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59533, -72.77754
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
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Beaver Pond–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes

4.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 157–327 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.59533, -72.77754

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftPass Crooked Brook Pond.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto vague trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-pond-crooked-brook-pond-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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