Codfish Falls & Baldwin Pond via Nipmuck Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Fenton Tract near Gurleyville, CT. The route passes Baldwin Pond before reaching Codfish Falls at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 291 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 528 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81293, -72.23464
Nearest town Gurleyville, CT
Directions
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Codfish Falls & Baldwin Pond via Nipmuck Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 286–528 ft
Out & Back · UConn Forest Fenton Tract
Trailhead: 41.81293, -72.23464
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 75% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Horsebarn Hill Arena stop 770 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Nipmuck Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Baldwin Pond.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Codfish Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pumping Station Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip75%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
67°57°
30%
Tue
63°47°
20%
Wed
63°47°
Thu
64°45°
Fri
61°50°
32%
Sat
58°52°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Horsebarn Hill Arena stop 770 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Nipmuck Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Masons Mill Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Pumping Station Road 2 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Pumping Station Road 2 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- Pumping Station Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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