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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.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 666 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.50716, -72.58083
Nearest town Higganum, CT
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto scramble bypass, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftReach Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-hill-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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