Deer Lake–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Deer Lake Camp near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Deer Lake before reaching Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 422 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 308 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33181, -72.59410
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Deer Lake–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 3 beaches
5.1 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 34–309 ft
Out & Back · Deer Lake Camp
Trailhead: 41.33181, -72.59410
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Paper Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Deer Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 150 ftReach Deer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
18% gravel82% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
86°72°
15%
Fri
88°72°
22%
Sat
88°71°
28%
Sun
89°71°
19%
Mon
95°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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