Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lay-Allen Preserve near Jericho, CT. The route passes Jimmy's Pond before reaching Whippoorwill Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Whippoorwill Pond & Jimmy's Pond
3.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 43–145 ft
Out & Back · Lay-Allen Preserve
Trailhead: 41.34145, -72.29260
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Jimmy's Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Whippoorwill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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