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.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 387 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37857, -72.59567
Nearest town Killingworth, CT

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miReach Old Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

70% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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