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Great Cedars Conservation Area

Jacobs Peak–Ingham Ponds, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Jacobs Peak–Ingham Ponds, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Great Cedars Conservation Area near Saybrook Manor, CT. The route passes Chalkers Millpond, Jacobs Peak, Lower Ingham Pond and Ingham Ponds. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 135 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30317, -72.39529
Nearest town Saybrook Manor, CT
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Jacobs Peak–Ingham Ponds, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 42 min

Elevation 31–134 ft

Out & Back · Great Cedars Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.30317, -72.39529

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Chalkers Millpond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftPass Jacobs Peak.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miPass Lower Ingham Pond.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miPass Ingham Ponds.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Jacobs Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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/jacobs-peak-ingham-ponds-out-back-7-lakes-3-km-5824

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (3.3″ 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°62°
Thu 83°72°
Fri 86°72° 15%
Sat 85°72° 21%
Sun 86°70° 16%
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.

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