Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset
4.8 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near North Madison, CT. The route passes Lake Hammonasset before reaching Nineveh Falls at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nineveh Falls & Lake Hammonasset
4.8 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 185–324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.35521, -72.62244
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Hammonasset.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Nineveh Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 1 min before dark.
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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 10.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft
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