Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

North Chestnut Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 40 min

North Chestnut Hill Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land near Killingworth, CT. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 463 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38964, -72.59866
Nearest town Killingworth, CT

Directions

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North Chestnut Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 254–462 ft

Out & Back · Lake Hammonasset Public Watershed Land

Trailhead: 41.38964, -72.59866

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Crest Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Deep Woods Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto West Crest Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 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

30% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 39% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 50% rain7 AM: 87% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 82% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 78°63°
Thu 88°69°
Fri 92°71° 26%
Sat 91°69° 31%
Sun 91°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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