Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond
4.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. The route passes Jimmy's Pond before reaching Whippoorwill Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond
4.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 43–163 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.31693, -72.28613
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Jimmy's Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Whippoorwill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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