Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Banning Cove
4.7 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Banning Cove is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve near Saunders Point, CT. The route reaches Banning Cove at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 243 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34526, -72.20514
Nearest town Saunders Point, CT
Directions
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Banning Cove
4.7 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 48–242 ft
Out & Back · Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.34526, -72.20514
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miReach Banning Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:04 PM
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