Upper Emery Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Upper Emery Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Hoadley Creek near Stony Creek, CT. The route reaches Upper Emery Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Emery Pond
2.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 18–142 ft
Out & Back · Hoadley Creek
Trailhead: 41.28275, -72.74055
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Emery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Red Hill Pond 2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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