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Higby Mountain Easement

Camels Hump & Black Pond via Black Pond Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Camels Hump & Black Pond via Black Pond Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Higby Mountain Easement near Highland, CT. The route passes Camels Hump and Black Pond. It climbs 1,897 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56603, -72.72092
Nearest town Highland, CT
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Camels Hump & Black Pond via Black Pond Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 295–887 ft

Out & Back · Higby Mountain Easement

Trailhead: 41.56603, -72.72092

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftPass Camels Hump.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 1 miPass Black Pond.
  12. 200 ftSharp right onto Black Pond Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miReach Camels Hump, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/camels-hump-black-pond-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 92°70° 26%
Fri 94°71° 37%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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