Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Green Hill & Clark Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Green Hill & Clark Pond is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve near Sandy Point, CT. The route passes Clark Pond before reaching Green Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 517 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Green Hill & Clark Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 34–239 ft
Out & Back · Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.35080, -72.19185
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 87% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Clark Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Green Hill.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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- Banning Cove 2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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- Mount Tabor 1.1 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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