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Nipmuck State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 951 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old County Road 41.94378, -72.23632
Nearest town Lake Chaffee, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Old County Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miReach Pinneys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miArrive 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/pinneys-pond-pinneys-pond-out-back-6-km-9932

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 0.9″ 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 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°67° 53%
Fri 92°69° 38%
Sat 90°68° 41%
Sun 91°65° 16%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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