Great Cedars Conservation Area
Chalkers Millpond & Crystal Lake via Old Back Highway
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Chalkers Millpond & Crystal Lake via Old Back Highway is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Great Cedars Conservation Area near Saybrook Manor, CT. The route passes Crystal Lake before reaching Chalkers Millpond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chalkers Millpond & Crystal Lake via Old Back Highway
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 19–76 ft
Out & Back · Great Cedars Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.30374, -72.41712
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Crystal Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Back Highway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Chalkers Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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