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Natchaug State Forest

Darling Pond

3.8 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Darling Pond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Chaplin, CT. The route reaches Darling Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 395 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 545 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79981, -72.13991
Nearest town Chaplin, CT
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Darling Pond

3.8 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 354–546 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.79981, -72.13991

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1 miPass Darling Pond.
  4. 0.2 miReach Darling Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miArrive 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/darling-pond-darling-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-b2d7

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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