Oak, 5' diameter & Jimmy's Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Oak, 5' diameter & Jimmy's Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Lay-Allen Preserve near Jericho, CT. The route passes Jimmy's Pond before reaching Oak at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Oak, 5' diameter & Jimmy's Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 43–206 ft
Out & Back · Lay-Allen Preserve
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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Oak.
- 50 ftReach Oak, 5' diameter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Jimmy's Pond 5.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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