Hospital Rock–Metacomet Pond, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT. The route passes Metacomet Pond and Hospital Rock. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi335 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70428, -72.81437
Nearest town Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT
Directions
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Hospital Rock–Metacomet Pond, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 334–597 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70428, -72.81437
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Metacomet Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Hospital Rock.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Settlement Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
RainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip72%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity99%
Rained 1.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
64°53°
19%
Tue
61°48°
20%
Wed
65°47°
Thu
66°44°
17%
Fri
64°48°
33%
Sat
62°51°
31%
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