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Hanover Pond–Dossin Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Hanover Pond–Dossin Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Fox Hollow, CT. The route passes Dossin Park Beach before reaching Hanover Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 108 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gorge Trail 41.52809, -72.85801
Nearest town Fox Hollow, CT
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Hanover Pond–Dossin Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 86–109 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gorge Trail · 41.52809, -72.85801

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gorge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miPass Dossin Park Beach.
  3. 100 ftReach Hanover Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 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/dossin-park-beach-out-back-4-km-aa56

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Fox Hollow, Connecticut