AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Queach Preserve

Linsley Pond

6.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Linsley Pond is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Queach Preserve near Branford, CT. The route reaches Linsley Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 164 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30019, -72.80150
Nearest town Branford, CT
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Linsley Pond

6.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 25–163 ft

Out & Back · Queach Preserve

Trailhead: 41.30019, -72.80150

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.5 miReach Linsley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 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/linsley-pond-linsley-pond-out-back-3-lakes-11-km-1d78

Trail surface

71% dirt3% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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