Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Bear Hill via scramble bypass
4.4 mi · ▲ 972 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Bear Hill via scramble bypass is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area near Higganum, CT. The route reaches Bear Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 972 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Hill via scramble bypass
4.4 mi · ▲ 972 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 125–667 ft
Out & Back · Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Trailhead: connector · 41.50716, -72.58083
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 96% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto scramble bypass, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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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