Quonnipaug Lake–Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Quonnipaug Lake–Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. The route passes Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond and Quonnipaug Lake. It climbs 400 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Quonnipaug Lake–Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, 5 sights
6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 217–407 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.36699, -72.68930
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Quonnipaug Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Race Hill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Race Hill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- New England Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Race Hill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Race Hill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Race Hill Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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