Ledyard Reservoir–Little Pond, 3 lakes
8.1 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 3 hr
Ledyard Reservoir–Little Pond, 3 lakes is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Atkinson Family Preserve near Center Groton, CT. The route passes Little Pond and Warren Mill Pond before reaching Ledyard Reservoir at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 584 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ledyard Reservoir–Little Pond, 3 lakes
8.1 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 57–274 ft
Out & Back · Atkinson Family Preserve
Trailhead: 41.37948, -72.04706
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 91% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Little Pond.
- 50 ftPass Warren Mill Pond.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Ledyard Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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