Nightingale Forest, Townshend 364-Acre Tract

Ragged Hill Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 55 min

Ragged Hill Pond is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Nightingale Forest, Townshend 364-Acre Tract near Abington, CT. The route reaches Ragged Hill Pond. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 801 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90023, -72.03008
Nearest town Abington, CT

Directions

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Ragged Hill Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 55 min

Elevation 690–799 ft

Out & Back · Nightingale Forest, Townshend 364-Acre Tract

Trailhead: 41.90023, -72.03008

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Ragged Hill Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Ragged Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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