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The Preserve

Ingham Ponds Loop

4 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Ingham Ponds Loop is a 4-mile loop in The Preserve near Centerbrook, CT. The route reaches Ingham Ponds. It climbs 363 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 194 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.33304, -72.41606
Nearest town Centerbrook, CT
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Ingham Ponds Loop

4 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 30–192 ft

Loop · The Preserve

Trailhead: connector · 41.33304, -72.41606

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftReach Ingham Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  45. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ingham-ponds-loop-0947

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 83°72°
Fri 85°72° 16%
Sat 84°71° 22%
Sun 86°70° 17%
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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