Platner Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Platner Pond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in East River Preserve near Podunk, CT. The route reaches Platner Pond. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Platner Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 11–220 ft
Out & Back · East River Preserve
Trailhead: 41.32679, -72.66026
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Platner Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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