AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sumner Brook Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Sumner Brook Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Long Hill, CT. The route reaches Sumner Brook Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 481 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 499 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51107, -72.65986
Nearest town Long Hill, CT
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Sumner Brook Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 146–499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.51107, -72.65986

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miReach Sumner Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 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/sumner-brook-pond-out-back

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°68° 19%
Fri 94°71° 33%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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