Deer Lake & Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach before reaching Deer Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 282 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 308 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36474, -72.58976
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Deer Lake & Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach
2.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 56 min
Elevation 104–309 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.36474, -72.58976
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Deer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip89%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
81°65°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
93°72°
24%
Sat
91°70°
29%
Sun
92°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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