Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake before reaching Coan Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 1,156 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights
16 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 58–556 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: 41.32968, -72.68922
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Cross Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Upper Guilford Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Coan Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blue Cross Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 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 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Broomstick Ledges–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 cliffs 14.8 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
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