AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset

1.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 28 min

Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near North Madison, CT. The route passes Nineveh Falls and Lake Hammonasset. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 312 ft · steepest grade: 15%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35723, -72.61335
Nearest town North Madison, CT
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Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset

1.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 28 min

Elevation 236–311 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.35723, -72.61335

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Nineveh Falls.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Hammonasset.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach Nineveh Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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/nineveh-falls-lake-hammonasset-out-back-2-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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