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Timberlin Park

Upper Hart Pond & Smith Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Upper Hart Pond & Smith Pond is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Timberlin Park near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Smith Pond before reaching Upper Hart Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 401 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60534, -72.82675
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
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Upper Hart Pond & Smith Pond

2.6 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 198–509 ft

Out & Back · Timberlin Park

Trailhead: 41.60534, -72.82675

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftPass Smith Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Upper Hart Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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-hart-pond-upper-hart-pond-out-back-4-lakes-4-km-6c56

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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