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Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

Lake Hammonasset–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 4 lakes

10.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Lake Hammonasset–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 4 lakes is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near North Madison, CT. The route passes Lake Hammonasset and Old Mill Pond before reaching Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 858 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 381 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35521, -72.62244
Nearest town North Madison, CT
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Lake Hammonasset–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 4 lakes

10.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 159–382 ft

Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Lake Hammonasset.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miPass Old Mill Pond.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftReach Lake Hammonasset, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading S.
  31. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 0.6 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/old-mill-pond-old-mill-pond-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

12% gravel10% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 90°70°
Fri 93°71° 25%
Sat 91°71° 30%
Sun 92°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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