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.
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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 Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 87% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Banning Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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