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Indian Caves–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach Loop, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Chatfield Hollow State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Indian Caves and Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach. It climbs 474 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36496, -72.58487
Nearest town Killingworth, CT

Directions

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Indian Caves–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach Loop, 5 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 131–345 ft

Loop · Chatfield Hollow State Park

Trailhead: 41.36496, -72.58487

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Chimney Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Indian Caves.
  4. 50 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftReach Indian Caves, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miSharp right onto West Crest Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Trail, heading SE.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

5% boardwalk95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 91°71°
Fri 93°72° 24%
Sat 92°71° 29%
Sun 93°69° 19%
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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