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Darrow Pond Property

Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike

4.6 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Darrow Pond Property near Flanders, CT. The route reaches Darrow Pond. It climbs 463 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 299 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38234, -72.23220
Nearest town Flanders, CT
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Darrow Pond & Aunt Ruth's Turnpike

4.6 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 108–299 ft

Out & Back · Darrow Pond Property

Trailhead: 41.38234, -72.23220

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftPass Darrow Pond.
  7. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miReach Darrow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/powers-lake-out-back-11-km-9109

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 11 min before dark.

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