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Hoadley Creek

Red Hill Pond–Upper Emery Pond, 3 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Red Hill Pond–Upper Emery Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Hoadley Creek near Stony Creek, CT. The route passes Red Hill Pond and Upper Emery Pond before reaching Emery Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 354 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 141 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29531, -72.75346
Nearest town Stony Creek, CT
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Red Hill Pond–Upper Emery Pond, 3 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 10–141 ft

Out & Back · Hoadley Creek

Trailhead: 41.29531, -72.75346

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Red Hill Pond.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miPass Upper Emery Pond.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miPass Emery Pond.
  18. 250 ftReach Red Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  32. 0.6 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/red-hill-pond-upper-emery-pond-out-back-5-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 87°72° 15%
Fri 90°73° 24%
Sat 88°71° 29%
Sun 88°69° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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