Jimmy's Pond
5.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Jimmy's Pond is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. The route reaches Jimmy's Pond. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jimmy's Pond
5.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 26–163 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.33286, -72.29839
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Jimmy's Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Jimmy's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Oak, 5' diameter & Jimmy's Pond 3.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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