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.
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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: Rain, high 65°F / low 55° · precip 88% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Gay Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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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