AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 43 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27401, -72.78831
Nearest town Pine Orchard, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftPass Chet's Pond.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach Chet's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftPass Limewood Beach.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chets-pond-limewood-beach-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 87°72°
Fri 90°73° 24%
Sat 88°71° 29%
Sun 88°69° 20%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pine Orchard, Connecticut