Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve & Gibson Pond via Groton X-Town Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 30 min
Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve & Gibson Pond via Groton X-Town Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Haley Farm State Park near Poquonock Bridge, CT. The route passes Gibson Pond before reaching Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve & Gibson Pond via Groton X-Town Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 30 min
Elevation 52–163 ft
Out & Back · Haley Farm State Park
Trailhead: 41.34049, -72.01439
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Gibson Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Groton X-Town Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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