Rose Farm Homestead

Berlin Fish and Game Pond & Silas Holmes Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 49 min

Berlin Fish and Game Pond & Silas Holmes Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rose Farm Homestead near Tiffany Hill Corner, CT. The route reaches Berlin Fish and Game Pond. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 331 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44530, -72.42367
Nearest town Tiffany Hill Corner, CT

Directions

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Berlin Fish and Game Pond & Silas Holmes Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 49 min

Elevation 232–332 ft

Out & Back · Rose Farm Homestead

Trailhead: 41.44530, -72.42367

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miPass Berlin Fish and Game Pond.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Silas Holmes Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miReach Berlin Fish and Game Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

47% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 90°71°
Fri 93°71° 26%
Sat 91°70° 31%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 95°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead