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Atkinson Family Preserve

Little Pond & Warren Mill Pond

8 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Little Pond & Warren Mill Pond is an 8-mile out-and-back in Atkinson Family Preserve near Center Groton, CT. The route passes Little Pond before reaching Warren Mill Pond at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 509 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 272 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41235, -72.04286
Nearest town Center Groton, CT
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Little Pond & Warren Mill Pond

8 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 57–274 ft

Out & Back · Atkinson Family Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41235, -72.04286

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 2.9 miPass Warren Mill Pond.
  11. 200 ftReach Little Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/warren-mill-pond-warren-mill-pond-out-back-12-km-ceb8

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 91°71°
Sat 90°69° 20%
Sun 93°69° 15%
Mon 96°71°

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