Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Chatfield Hollow State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach before reaching Schreeder Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 572 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paul Wildermann Boardwalk 41.36656, -72.58737
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 3 beaches
2.5 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 133–345 ft
Out & Back · Chatfield Hollow State Park
Trailhead: Paul Wildermann Boardwalk · 41.36656, -72.58737
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Schreeder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Paul Wildermann Boardwalk Trailhead
- Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach–Old Mill Pond, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 728 ft
- Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft
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