AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

East River Preserve

Platner Pond & Sullivan Drive

3.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Platner Pond & Sullivan Drive is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in East River Preserve near Podunk, CT. The route reaches Platner Pond. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 151 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30205, -72.65483
Nearest town Podunk, CT
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Platner Pond & Sullivan Drive

3.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 7–150 ft

Out & Back · East River Preserve

Trailhead: 41.30205, -72.65483

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftPass Platner Pond.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Sullivan Drive, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/platner-pond-sullivan-drive-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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