Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

Old Mill Pond–Abner Lane, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Old Mill Pond–Abner Lane, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near Killingworth, CT. The route reaches Old Mill Pond. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 387 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abner Lane 41.38277, -72.58884
Nearest town Killingworth, CT

Directions

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Old Mill Pond–Abner Lane, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 184–386 ft

Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

Trailhead: Abner Lane · 41.38277, -72.58884

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Abner Lane, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miReach Old Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

78% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 93°72° 26%
Sat 91°70° 31%
Sun 92°71° 19%
Mon 97°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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