Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Old Mill Pond & North Chestnut Hill Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Old Mill Pond & North Chestnut Hill Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near Killingworth, CT. The route reaches Old Mill Pond. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Mill Pond & North Chestnut Hill Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 180–386 ft
Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land
Trailhead: 41.37857, -72.59567
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Old Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Indian Caves–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Nineveh Falls–Lake Hammonasset, 3 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 586 ft
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