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Timberlands

Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake before reaching Lower Guilford Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 187 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purple Trail 41.34722, -72.67404
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT
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Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes

3.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 43–188 ft

Out & Back · Timberlands

Trailhead: Purple Trail · 41.34722, -72.67404

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Purple Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Upper Guilford Lake.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 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 S.
  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 N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Cross Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-guilford-lake-upper-guilford-lake-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.6″ 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 80°64°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°72° 26%
Sat 88°71° 31%
Sun 88°69° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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