Lily Bridge Pond & North Loop via West Murray Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Lily Bridge Pond & North Loop via West Murray Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Staffordville, CT. The route reaches Lily Bridge Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 303 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lily Bridge Pond & North Loop via West Murray Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 618–882 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 41.95905, -72.23702
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Murray Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lily Bridge Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Lily Bridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Bradley Trail–East Murray Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 609 ft
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