Wild Life Marsh Reservoir–Darling Pond, 3 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Wild Life Marsh Reservoir–Darling Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Chaplin, CT. The route passes Darling Pond, Hubbard Pond and Wild Life Marsh Reservoir. It climbs 541 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 591 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79981, -72.13991
Nearest town Chaplin, CT
Directions
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Wild Life Marsh Reservoir–Darling Pond, 3 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 354–589 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.79981, -72.13991
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miPass Darling Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Hubbard Pond.
- 50 ftReach Wild Life Marsh Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Wild Life Marsh Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
92°70°
30%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
93°69°
41%
Sun
94°67°
17%
Mon
94°71°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Darling Pond 3.8 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Wild Life Marsh Reservoir & Darling Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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