Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint & Clark Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint & Clark Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve near Golden Spur, CT. The route passes Clark Pond before reaching Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint & Clark Pond
4.6 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 46–236 ft
Out & Back · Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.36754, -72.19572
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Clark Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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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- Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Viewpoint & Clark Pond 5.2 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Green Hill & Clark Pond Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 607 ft
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