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Timberlands

Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes

6.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near North Guilford, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake before reaching Lower Guilford Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 550 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 282 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35862, -72.69354
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
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Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes

6.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 43–283 ft

Out & Back · Timberlands

Trailhead: 41.35862, -72.69354

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftPass Upper Guilford Lake.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Cross Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Lower Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Cross Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading N.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  23. 1.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 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/lower-guilford-lake-lower-guilford-lake-out-back-3-lakes-11-km-90ba

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 91°71°
Fri 93°72° 27%
Sat 92°71° 32%
Sun 92°68° 20%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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