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Hammonasset Fishing Association Lands

Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset via North Chestnut Hill Road

7 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset via North Chestnut Hill Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Hammonasset Fishing Association Lands near North Madison, CT. The route passes Lake Hammonasset before reaching Nineveh Falls at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 381 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Chestnut Hill Road 41.39309, -72.60945
Nearest town North Madison, CT
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Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset via North Chestnut Hill Road

7 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 236–382 ft

Out & Back · Hammonasset Fishing Association Lands

Trailhead: North Chestnut Hill Road · 41.39309, -72.60945

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Chestnut Hill Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miPass Lake Hammonasset.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miReach Nineveh Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 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-out-back-11-km-900b

Trail surface

14% gravel8% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 88°69°
Fri 93°71° 26%
Sat 92°70° 31%
Sun 92°70° 19%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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