Ghilds Pond, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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     A great close by hotel is Blackberry River Inn, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Wild Cat Trail. So many amusing things near Ghilds Pond, simply impressive. Take a hike on the Elbow Trail, and since you're here you can play some golf at Quarry View Golf Course. After a long day outdoors Tollgate Hill Inn is a great site to spend a night or two, and a visit here wouldn’t be complete without a visit to nearby Dennis Hill State Park. Head up to Ski  
   Butternut and strap some skis to your feet.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff to do are in fact bountiful here at Ghilds Pond. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Mohawk Mountain, and hiking along the Mattatuck Trail is tremendous fun. Summertime highs at Ghilds Pond usually tend to be in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are generally in the 30's with temperatures
 
               at Ghilds Pond dipping down into the 0's during winter nights. This lake is so wonderful. You're perhaps into lakes, Bigelow Pond is one of those close by; if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Housatonic River.
This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Ghilds Pond has to offer, you can camp at Valley In The Pines Campground, and Sandy Brook River has a great whitewater paddling spot nearby. If you like swamps, you're in luck, Great Bear Swamp is right nearby; there are plenty of folks from Torrington here at Ghilds Pond. Lakes are great; Tobey Pond is a lake that's close to Ghilds Pond, and there's some flowing water nearby, Norfolk Brook is a stream you can have a look at while you're here.
Ghilds Pond is a delightful place to visit for more than one day, Lone Oak Camp Sites is a delightful place to camp nearby, and not far from Ghilds Pond you obtain some fine water scenery at Bigelow Pond Dam. Ghilds Pond typically gets a large amount of rain; all through the month of August you get the most rain around here; the driest month of the year is February.

 
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk
2 miles away
A Colonial Inn, built in 1763, the Blackberry River Inn lies nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires on 27 scenic rural acres. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and restored to it'...

Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield
11 miles away
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Local climate location: GREAT BARRINGTON AP 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.96722
Longitude: -73.22583

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These outdoors activities are available near Ghilds Pond.
 Hotels Near Ghilds Pond:
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 2 miles away
Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 11 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington, 11 miles away
Yankee Pedlar Inn, Torrington, 11 miles away
Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Ghilds Pond:
Lone Oak Camp Sites, East Canaan, 3 miles away
Valley In The Pines Campground, Goshen, 9 miles away
Laurel Crest Campground, Litchfield County, 9 miles away
Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative, Litchfield, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Ghilds Pond:
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 9 miles away
      640 vertical feet
Ski Butternut, Massachusetts, 13 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 15 miles away
      400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Ghilds Pond:
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-IV - 0.5 miles long (below Falls Village Hydro Plant)
Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge)
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-III - 22.5 miles long (Falls Village Hydro to Kent)
 National Parks Near Ghilds Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 65 miles away
 Trails Near Ghilds Pond:
Wild Cat Trail, Berkshire County, 14 miles away
Elbow Trail, Berkshire County, 16 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 17 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Ghilds Pond:
Quarry View Golf Course, Canaan, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Ghilds Pond:
Bigelow Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Tobey Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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