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Lantern Hill Pond–Lantern Hill, 3 lakes is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wintechog Hill Road Open Space near North Stonington, CT. The route passes Lantern Hill Pond, Lantern Hill and Lords Pond. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46177, -71.93761
Nearest town North Stonington, CT

Directions

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Lantern Hill Pond–Lantern Hill, 3 lakes

2.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 141–466 ft

Out & Back · Wintechog Hill Road Open Space

Trailhead: 41.46177, -71.93761

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 88% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miPass Lantern Hill Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftPass Lantern Hill.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftPass Lords Pond.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Lantern Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

RainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip88%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 38% rain12 PM: 59% rain1 PM: 88% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 70% rain4 PM: 69% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 31% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 66°56° 37%
Tue 62°49° 26%
Wed 64°47°
Thu 65°46° 22%
Fri 60°49° 36%
Sat 55°52° 34%

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