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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 76% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Crooked Brook Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto vague trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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