Chet's Pond & Limewood Beach
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Chet's Pond & Limewood Beach is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Pine Orchard, CT. The route passes Chet's Pond before reaching Limewood Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chet's Pond & Limewood Beach
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 3–41 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.27401, -72.78831
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 79% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Chet's Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miReach Chet's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Limewood Beach.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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