AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue Loop Access Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 51 min

Blue Loop Access Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Old Mystic, CT. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 157 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38864, -71.93562
Nearest town Old Mystic, CT
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Blue Loop Access Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 51 min

Elevation 58–156 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38864, -71.93562

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 47% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:19 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Blue Loop Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 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/blue-loop-access-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 77°F62°
Precip47%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 47% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:19 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:16 PM
Sun 71°59°
Mon 79°51°
Tue 82°58°
Wed 76°60° 15%
Thu 78°63° 15%
Fri 71°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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