Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min
Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route reaches Lower Guilford Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 131 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32968, -72.68922
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT
Directions
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Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min
Elevation 43–130 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: 41.32968, -72.68922
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Cross Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
86°72°
15%
Fri
88°72°
24%
Sat
88°71°
29%
Sun
89°71°
20%
Mon
95°75°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Broomstick Ledges–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 cliffs 14.8 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
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