Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

Pequotsepos Brook Preserve–Penguins, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Pequotsepos Brook Preserve–Penguins, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center near Mystic Seaport, CT. The route passes Olde Mistick Village Pond, Penguins and Pequotsepos Brook Preserve. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 79 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stone Bridges Trail 41.37177, -71.95066
Nearest town Mystic Seaport, CT

Directions

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Pequotsepos Brook Preserve–Penguins, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6–80 ft

Out & Back · Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

Trailhead: Stone Bridges Trail · 41.37177, -71.95066

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stone Bridges Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Olde Mistick Village Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Penguins.
  4. 0.3 miPass Pequotsepos Brook Preserve.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Loop Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Ledge Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Pequotsepos Brook Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Forest Loop Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Stone Bridges Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 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

96% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 90°72°
Sat 89°69° 17%
Sun 93°69° 15%
Mon 96°72°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead