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Kettlehole Trail

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(Credit: Town of Ledyard)
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Kettlehole trail is a short easy hike around a kettle hole geological feature. 
Trail Activity
Hiking
Length
0.3 miles, Loop
Difficulty
Easy
Town
Ledyard
Surface
Packed Earth/Dirt
Pets
Permitted on leash
Fees
No
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Description

This trail is an easy walk around a large dry kettle hole. A kettle hole is a circular hollow created when a block of glacier ice was buried and later melted. At the southern end of the trail is a side path to the bottom of the kettle hole. A portion of the main trail is on the road.

Other Information

This hike is a part of the Hike Ledyard, a program of the Ledyard Park & Recreation Department. 

Trail Manager

Town of Ledyard Conservation Commission
741 Colonel Ledyard Highway
Ledyard, CT 06339
860-464-8740
mayor.clerk@ledyardct.org
https://www.ledyardct.org/92/Conservation-Commission

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Directions

Trailhead Information

Parking

Parking is available in a small parking area on Avery Hill Road Extension just south of Stoddard’s Wharf Road (Route 214).

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