Upper Emery Pond
5.7 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Upper Emery Pond is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Hoadley Creek near Hoadley Neck, CT. The route reaches Upper Emery Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 406 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Emery Pond
5.7 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 18–142 ft
Out & Back · Hoadley Creek
Trailhead: 41.29168, -72.73418
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 60° · precip 80% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Emery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Red Hill Pond 3.1 mi · ▲ 338 ft
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