Great Cedars Conservation Area
Prospect Hill–Ingham Ponds, 3 lakes
1.4 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 33 min
Prospect Hill–Ingham Ponds, 3 lakes is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Great Cedars Conservation Area near Old Saybrook, CT. The route passes Ingham Ponds and Lower Ingham Pond before reaching Prospect Hill at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prospect Hill–Ingham Ponds, 3 lakes
1.4 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 33 min
Elevation 27–188 ft
Out & Back · Great Cedars Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.31175, -72.38490
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ingham Ponds.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Ingham Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Prospect Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Ingham Hill–Ingham Ponds, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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