AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Quonnipaug Lake

4.1 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Quonnipaug Lake is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Quonnipaug Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 595 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 541 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39881, -72.71874
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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Quonnipaug Lake

4.1 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 195–542 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.39881, -72.71874

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 58° · precip 83% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Quonnipaug Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1 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/quonnipaug-lake-out-back-7-km-f1d7

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 64°F58°
Precip83%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 51% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 78% rain1 PM: 83% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°56° 28%
Tue 59°50° 27%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 66°43°
Fri 62°49° 38%
Sat 61°52° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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