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Peak Mountain & Newgate Sportsmens Club Pond No 2

3.4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Peak Mountain & Newgate Sportsmens Club Pond No 2 is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near East Granby, CT. The route passes Peak Mountain before reaching Newgate Sportsmens Club Pond No 2 at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95587, -72.72395
Nearest town East Granby, CT
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Peak Mountain & Newgate Sportsmens Club Pond No 2

3.4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 181–621 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.95587, -72.72395

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miPass Peak Mountain.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miPass Newgate Sportsmens Club Pond No 2.
  9. 250 ftReach Peak Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peak-mountain-newgate-sportsmens-club-pond-no-2-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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