Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
8.7 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Silver Falls, CT. The route passes Darrow Pond before reaching Darrow Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 835 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
8.7 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 89–361 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.41951, -72.26096
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Darrow Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Darrow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nehantic State Forest Viewpoint 2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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- Aunt Ruth's Turnpike 6.2 mi · ▲ 501 ft
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