Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Chatfield Hollow State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach and Old Mill Pond. It climbs 728 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 387 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paul Wildermann Boardwalk 41.36656, -72.58737
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 133–386 ft
Out & Back · Chatfield Hollow State Park
Trailhead: Paul Wildermann Boardwalk · 41.36656, -72.58737
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
37% gravel63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
93°72°
24%
Sat
91°70°
29%
Sun
92°71°
19%
Mon
97°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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