Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Bolton Notch Pond, 5 lakes is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Lydallville, CT. The route passes Risley Reservoir, Bolton Notch Pond, Upper Case Pond and Cases Machine Shop Pond before reaching Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 908 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 781 ft10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79889, -72.47309
Nearest town Lydallville, CT
Directions
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Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Bolton Notch Pond, 5 lakes
8.7 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 439–781 ft
Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land
Trailhead: 41.79889, -72.47309
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Risley Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Bolton Notch Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
45% dirt33% paved2% grass1% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°68°
46%
Fri
93°71°
36%
Sat
91°70°
42%
Sun
93°69°
20%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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