AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yale-Myers Forest

Kinney Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Kinney Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Kinney Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 452 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 978 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97798, -72.16677
Nearest town Union, CT
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Kinney Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 690–979 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.97798, -72.16677

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miReach Kinney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 250 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/kinney-pond-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 86°67° 52%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 89°69° 41%
Sun 90°69° 15%
Mon 90°70° 20%

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