Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Chatfield Hollow State Park near North Madison, CT. The route passes Old Mill Pond and Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach. It climbs 650 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 171–386 ft
Out & Back · Chatfield Hollow State Park
Trailhead: North Chestnut Hill Road · 41.39309, -72.60945
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Chestnut Hill Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Old Mill Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 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 NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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