Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond Loop is a 2-mile loop in Box Mountain Forest near Bolton, CT. The route passes Bolton Notch Pond and Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78693, -72.45521
Nearest town Bolton, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
Directions
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Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond Loop
2 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 47 min
Elevation 574–784 ft
Loop · Box Mountain Forest
Trailhead: 41.78693, -72.45521
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Bolton Notch Pond.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftPass Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 3 viewpoints 4.1 mi · ▲ 446 ft
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