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Wolf Rock–Sawmill Pond, 4 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sawmill Brook Preserve near Conantville, CT. The route passes Sawmill Pond and Crane Hill Road Pond before reaching Wolf Rock at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 400 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nipmuck Trail 41.74280, -72.20716
Nearest town Conantville, CT

Directions

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Wolf Rock–Sawmill Pond, 4 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 252–402 ft

Out & Back · Sawmill Brook Preserve

Trailhead: Nipmuck Trail · 41.74280, -72.20716

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nipmuck Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Sawmill Pond.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miPass Crane Hill Road Pond.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Wolf Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 92°69° 26%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 93°70° 40%
Sun 94°68° 18%
Mon 94°72° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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