McLean Game Refuge

Kettle Pond via Valley Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Kettle Pond via Valley Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Chatsworth Village, CT. The route reaches Kettle Pond. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 325 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93825, -72.79947
Nearest town Chatsworth Village, CT

Directions

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Kettle Pond via Valley Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 200–326 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.93825, -72.79947

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 65% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Valley Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miPass Kettle Pond.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Kettle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Light rainTemperature 61°F56°
Precip65%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 57% rain11 AM: 54% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 63% rain6 PM: 54% rain7 PM: 55% rain8 PM: 48% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 52% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 65°54° 15%
Tue 61°47° 18%
Wed 65°45°
Thu 66°43° 16%
Fri 65°49° 30%
Sat 62°51° 29%

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