City of Groton Watershed Lands
Ledyard Oak Site–Little Pond, 4 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Ledyard Oak Site–Little Pond, 4 lakes is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in City of Groton Watershed Lands near Gales Ferry, CT. The route passes Ledyard Oak Site and Little Pond before reaching Warren Mill Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 519 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ledyard Oak Site–Little Pond, 4 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 57–345 ft
Out & Back · City of Groton Watershed Lands
Trailhead: Blue · 41.42758, -72.05306
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 91% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Blue, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Ledyard Oak Site.
- 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.
- 250 ftReach Ledyard Oak Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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