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Crandall Park

Powell Pond & Crandall Park Beach

2.9 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Powell Pond & Crandall Park Beach is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Crandall Park near Quarryville, CT. The route passes Powell Pond before reaching Crandall Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 500 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi561 – 876 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86113, -72.39818
Nearest town Quarryville, CT
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Powell Pond & Crandall Park Beach

2.9 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 561–875 ft

Out & Back · Crandall Park

Trailhead: 41.86113, -72.39818

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miPass Crandall Park Beach.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftReach Powell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powell-pond-out-back-4-km-c1ee

Trail surface

32% dirt5% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 89°66° 54%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 90°68° 42%
Sun 92°65° 18%
Mon 92°69° 19%

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