Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Conservation Area near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Silver Lake and Crooked Brook Pond. It climbs 456 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 361 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58840, -72.77063
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
Directions
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Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 145–362 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.58840, -72.77063
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto vague trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Crooked Brook Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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