Pinneys Pond & Old County Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Pinneys Pond & Old County Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Lake Chaffee, CT. The route reaches Pinneys Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pinneys Pond & Old County Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 858–950 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: Old County Road · 41.94378, -72.23632
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Old County Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Pinneys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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