Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake and Spot Pond before reaching Meyerhuber Pond at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,112 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 58–478 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: 41.32968, -72.68922
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Cross Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Upper Guilford Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miPass Spot Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Meyerhuber Connector, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Meyerhuber Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blue Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Broomstick Ledges–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 cliffs 14.8 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
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