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Hop River State Park Trail

MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 4 hr 7 min

MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 751 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector 41.77207, -72.43486
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 314–751 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector · 41.77207, -72.43486

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 4.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto MTB Orange, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftReach MTB Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  13. 4.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading W.
  17. 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/bolton-notch-pond-bolton-notch-pond-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

78% gravel20% dirt1% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 85°67° 40%
Fri 92°69° 34%
Sat 90°69° 43%
Sun 92°68° 21%
Mon 91°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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