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Crandall Park

Crandall Pond & Crandall Park Beach

3.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Crandall Pond & Crandall Park Beach is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Crandall Park near Quarryville, CT. The route passes Crandall Pond before reaching Crandall Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 599 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86113, -72.39818
Nearest town Quarryville, CT
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Crandall Pond & Crandall Park Beach

3.3 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 564–875 ft

Out & Back · Crandall Park

Trailhead: 41.86113, -72.39818

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miPass Crandall Park Beach.
  16. 0.1 miReach Crandall Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crandall-park-beach-crandall-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-5-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 89°66° 54%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 90°68° 42%
Sun 92°65° 18%
Mon 92°69° 19%

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