Woods Road
6.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Woods Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woods Road
6.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 5–163 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.34257, -72.28447
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Boston Post Road Pond–Whippoorwill Pond, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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