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The Preserve

Ingham Ponds & Lower Ingham Pond

4.8 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Ingham Ponds & Lower Ingham Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in The Preserve near Ivoryton, CT. The route passes Ingham Ponds before reaching Lower Ingham Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 347 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 148 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ingham Hill Road 41.32524, -72.42553
Nearest town Ivoryton, CT
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Ingham Ponds & Lower Ingham Pond

4.8 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 28–148 ft

Out & Back · The Preserve

Trailhead: Ingham Hill Road · 41.32524, -72.42553

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftPass Ingham Ponds.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miPass Lower Ingham Pond.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftReach Ingham Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  41. 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/ingham-ponds-lower-ingham-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-f171

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.5″ 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 77°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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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