Fergusons Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Quinnipiac, CT. The route reaches Fergusons Pond. It climbs 704 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42769, -72.86024
Nearest town Quinnipiac, CT
Directions
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Fergusons Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 66–523 ft
Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.42769, -72.86024
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Fergusons Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
33% dirt5% grass62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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