Red Hill Pond
5.3 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Red Hill Pond is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Hoadley Creek near Hoadley Neck, CT. The route reaches Red Hill Pond. It climbs 429 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Red Hill Pond
5.3 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 18–149 ft
Out & Back · Hoadley Creek
Trailhead: 41.27312, -72.73559
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 62° · precip 79% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Red Hill Pond.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark.
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