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Timberlands

Upper Guilford Lake via Blue/White Circle Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 127 ft · 42 min

Upper Guilford Lake via Blue/White Circle Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route reaches Upper Guilford Lake. It is mostly level, with 127 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 128 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Cross Trail 41.33666, -72.68187
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT
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Upper Guilford Lake via Blue/White Circle Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 127 ft · 42 min

Elevation 51–128 ft

Out & Back · Timberlands

Trailhead: White Cross Trail · 41.33666, -72.68187

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Guilford Lake.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Orange Cross Trail, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Blue Cross Trail, heading W.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach Upper Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Cross Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Orange Cross Trail, heading N.
  16. 450 ftSharp left onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 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/upper-guilford-lake-out-back-3-km-a44e

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 86°72° 15%
Fri 88°72° 24%
Sat 88°71° 29%
Sun 89°71° 20%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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