Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Green Hill–Banning Cove, 4 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Green Hill–Banning Cove, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve near Niantic, CT. The route passes Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint, Clark Pond and Green Hill before reaching Banning Cove at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 317 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Hill–Banning Cove, 4 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 37–236 ft
Out & Back · Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.33457, -72.19429
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 86% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Clark Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Green Hill.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Banning Cove.
- 300 ftReach Green Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Green Hill–Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint, 4 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Mount Tabor–Green Hill Loop, 4 summits 2.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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