Route 2 Open Space

Gay Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 53 min

Gay Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Route 2 Open Space near Hallville, CT. The route reaches Gay Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 174 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50028, -72.01719
Nearest town Hallville, CT

Directions

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Gay Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 53 min

Elevation 83–174 ft

Out & Back · Route 2 Open Space

Trailhead: 41.50028, -72.01719

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miReach Gay Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.

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