Brown Hill Pond & Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr
Brown Hill Pond & Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Hampton, CT. The route passes Brown Hill Pond and Pine Acres Lake. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brown Hill Pond & Pine Acres Lake via Cedar Swamp Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 621–746 ft
Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: 41.77976, -72.06655
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Brown Hill Pond.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Pine Acres Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Brown Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Governor's Island–Pine Acres Lake Loop, 4 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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