Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Old Mill Pond and Lake Hammonasset. It climbs 362 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 187–378 ft
Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Trailhead: 41.37873, -72.59552
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Hammonasset.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lake Hammonasset, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Indian Caves–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Old Mill Pond & North Chestnut Hill Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Nineveh Falls–Lake Hammonasset, 3 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 586 ft
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