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Chapman Pond Preserve

Chapman Pond

1.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 43 min

Chapman Pond is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Chapman Pond Preserve near Goodspeeds Landing, CT. The route reaches Chapman Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 328 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44477, -72.43733
Nearest town Goodspeeds Landing, CT
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Chapman Pond

1.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 43 min

Elevation 17–327 ft

Out & Back · Chapman Pond Preserve

Trailhead: 41.44477, -72.43733

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftReach Chapman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chapman-pond-chapman-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
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°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 93°71° 26%
Sat 91°70° 32%
Sun 91°70° 17%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Goodspeeds Landing, Connecticut