Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in Chatfield Hollow State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Old Mill Pond and Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach. It climbs 379 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37857, -72.59567
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 131–345 ft
Loop · Chatfield Hollow State Park
Trailhead: 41.37857, -72.59567
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deep Woods Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Paul Wildermann Boardwalk, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
5% boardwalk3% gravel92% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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