Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Chatfield Hollow State Park near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Old Mill Pond, Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach and Schreeder Pond before reaching Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37873, -72.59552
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Directions
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Schreeder Pond–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 58 min
Elevation 152–345 ft
Out & Back · Chatfield Hollow State Park
Trailhead: 41.37873, -72.59552
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Old Mill Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Schreeder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lake Hammonasset & Old Mill Pond via North Chestnut Hill Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Indian Caves–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 483 ft
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