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Darrow Pond Property

Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike

3.5 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Darrow Pond Property near Silver Falls, CT. The route reaches Darrow Pond. It climbs 403 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39096, -72.22691
Nearest town Silver Falls, CT
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Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike

3.5 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 90–299 ft

Out & Back · Darrow Pond Property

Trailhead: 41.39096, -72.22691

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miPass Darrow Pond.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Darrow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 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/darrow-pond-darrow-pond-out-back-6-km-f5bc

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 92°72° 16%
Sat 90°70° 22%
Sun 92°69° 15%
Mon 95°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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