AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pistol Creek

Spruce Brook Road Pond South

2.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 52 min

Spruce Brook Road Pond South is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Pistol Creek near Achenbach, CT. The route reaches Spruce Brook Road Pond South. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 259 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59642, -72.72808
Nearest town Achenbach, CT
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Spruce Brook Road Pond South

2.3 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 52 min

Elevation 139–258 ft

Out & Back · Pistol Creek

Trailhead: 41.59642, -72.72808

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miReach Spruce Brook Road Pond South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spruce-brook-road-pond-south-out-back-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 1 min before dark.

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