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Viney Hill Brook Park

Wollock's Pond & Quarry Pond

2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 46 min

Wollock's Pond & Quarry Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back in Viney Hill Brook Park near Centerbrook, CT. The route passes Quarry Pond and Wollock's Pond. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 194 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33033, -72.40270
Nearest town Centerbrook, CT
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Wollock's Pond & Quarry Pond

2 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 46 min

Elevation 18–194 ft

Out & Back · Viney Hill Brook Park

Trailhead: 41.33033, -72.40270

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miPass Quarry Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miPass Wollock's Pond.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Wollock's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 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/wollocks-pond-quarry-pond-out-back-4-lakes-3-km-e4e8

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 83°71°
Fri 85°72° 18%
Sat 84°71° 23%
Sun 86°70° 17%
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark.

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