Blue Hills Conservation Area

Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Conservation Area near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Crooked Brook Pond and Silver Lake. It climbs 330 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 361 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59299, -72.78338
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT

Directions

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Silver Lake–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 151–362 ft

Out & Back · Blue Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.59299, -72.78338

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 75% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftPass Crooked Brook Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftPass Silver Lake.
  11. 0.2 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto vague trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F57°
Precip75%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 3.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 55% rain11 AM: 61% rain12 PM: 71% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 24% rain10 PM: 33% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 67°56° 24%
Tue 63°51° 21%
Wed 65°47°
Thu 66°44° 17%
Fri 64°49° 36%
Sat 63°52° 36%

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