Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area
Zemko Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Zemko Pond is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area near Heilwield Corner, CT. The route reaches Zemko Pond. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Zemko Pond
3.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 429–569 ft
Out & Back · Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.50368, -72.24107
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Zemko Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:19 PM.
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