Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset
2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min
Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near North Madison, CT. The route passes Nineveh Falls before reaching Lake Hammonasset at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset
2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min
Elevation 236–339 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.36027, -72.62351
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Hammonasset.
- 250 ftReach Nineveh Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lake Hammonasset–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 4 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 941 ft
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