Vinegar Hill & Ledyard Oak Site
3.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Vinegar Hill & Ledyard Oak Site is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Atkinson Family Preserve near Center Groton, CT. The route passes Ledyard Oak Site and Vinegar Hill. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Vinegar Hill & Ledyard Oak Site
3.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 151–354 ft
Out & Back · Atkinson Family Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41235, -72.04286
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Ledyard Oak Site.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Vinegar Hill.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Little Pond & Warren Mill Pond 8 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Vinegar Hill–Dinosaur Tracks, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Ledyard Oak Site & Blue 4.5 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Dinosaur Tracks & Ledyard Oak Site 3.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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