Pinneys Pond via Old County Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Pinneys Pond via Old County Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Staffordville, CT. The route reaches Pinneys Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pinneys Pond via Old County Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 817–913 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 41.95629, -72.23650
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Old County Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Pinneys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 1 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Snow Hill & Buchner Road via Snow Hill Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Old County Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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