Pinneys Pond & Buchner Road via Snow Hill Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Pinneys Pond & Buchner Road via Snow Hill Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Lake Chaffee, CT. The route reaches Pinneys Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pinneys Pond & Buchner Road via Snow Hill Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 833–1,003 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 41.94778, -72.20690
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Snow Hill Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buchner Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old County Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Pinneys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Buchner Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Snow Hill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Snow Hill & Snow Hill Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 228 ft
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