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Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve

Banning Cove

2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 53 min

Banning Cove is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve near Sandy Point, CT. The route reaches Banning Cove at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 148 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35080, -72.19185
Nearest town Sandy Point, CT
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Banning Cove

2.5 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 53 min

Elevation 48–149 ft

Out & Back · Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 41.35080, -72.19185

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miReach Banning Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftArrive 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/banning-cove-banning-cove-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 92°72°
Sat 90°70° 19%
Sun 92°69° 15%
Mon 95°71°

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