Holcomb Farm

Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Holcomb Farm near West Granby, CT. The route reaches Beach Brook Falls at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 647 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 899 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94650, -72.83665
Nearest town West Granby, CT

Directions

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Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 302–900 ft

Out & Back · Holcomb Farm

Trailhead: 41.94650, -72.83665

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Broad Hill Road, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftReach Beach Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

30% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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