Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach & Chatfield Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Killingworth, CT. The route reaches Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 363 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 305 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35284, -72.59479
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach & Chatfield Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 57 min
Elevation 132–307 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35284, -72.59479
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Chatfield Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip89%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.9″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
79°64°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
93°72°
24%
Sat
91°70°
29%
Sun
92°70°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 2 min before dark.
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