Ackley Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Ackley Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Millington, CT. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 584 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hall Kilbourne Road 41.52290, -72.36138
Nearest town Millington, CT

Directions

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Ackley Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 383–583 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hall Kilbourne Road · 41.52290, -72.36138

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ackley Road, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miReach Ackley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 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 7:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead