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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
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ridge-viewpoint-kettle-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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