Upper Emery Pond & Emery Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 45 min
Upper Emery Pond & Emery Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hoadley Creek near Hoadley Neck, CT. The route passes Upper Emery Pond before reaching Emery Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Emery Pond & Emery Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 45 min
Elevation 10–88 ft
Out & Back · Hoadley Creek
Trailhead: 41.27312, -72.73559
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 62° · precip 79% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Upper Emery Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Emery Pond.
- 50 ftReach Upper Emery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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