AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hatchett Hill & Marsh Pond

2.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Hatchett Hill & Marsh Pond is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near East Granby, CT. The route passes Hatchett Hill before reaching Marsh Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94602, -72.74108
Nearest town East Granby, CT
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Hatchett Hill & Marsh Pond

2.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 240–490 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.94602, -72.74108

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftPass Marsh Pond.
  14. 350 ftReach Hatchett Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hatchett-hill-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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