City of Groton Watershed Lands
Vinegar Hill–Ledyard Oak Site, 4 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Vinegar Hill–Ledyard Oak Site, 4 lakes is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in City of Groton Watershed Lands near Gales Ferry, CT. The route passes Vinegar Hill, Ledyard Oak Site and Little Pond before reaching Warren Mill Pond at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 457 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Vinegar Hill–Ledyard Oak Site, 4 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 57–354 ft
Out & Back · City of Groton Watershed Lands
Trailhead: 41.42323, -72.05400
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Vinegar Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Ledyard Oak Site.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.9 miPass Little Pond.
- 50 ftPass Warren Mill Pond.
- 350 ftReach Vinegar Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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