AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Prentice Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Prentice Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Stirling, NY. The route reaches Prentice Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 16 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.11040, -72.37663
Nearest town Stirling, NY
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Prentice Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 6–18 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.11040, -72.37663

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 83°F / low 70° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:20 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Prentice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.7 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/prentice-pond-out-back

Trail surface

13% paved6% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 83°F70°
Precip65%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 19% rain3 AM: 40% rain4 AM: 46% rain5 AM: 65% rain6 AM: 63% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:20 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Sat 78°64° 27%
Sun 71°62°
Mon 78°59°
Tue 79°63°
Wed 78°69°
Thu 76°62° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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