Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near North Madison, CT. The route passes Lake Hammonasset before reaching Old Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 165–355 ft
Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Trailhead: 41.35944, -72.60737
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 58° · precip 84% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Hammonasset.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Abner Lane, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Old Mill Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lake Hammonasset, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 1.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lake Hammonasset–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset via Abner Lane 9.1 mi · ▲ 491 ft
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