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Box Mountain Forest

Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond Loop

2 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 47 min

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)
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Bolton Notch Pond.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftPass Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/box-mountain-forest-viewpoint-bolton-notch-pond-loop-3-lakes

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.1″ 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°64°
Thu 85°67° 45%
Fri 92°70° 35%
Sat 90°70° 43%
Sun 93°69° 20%
Mon 92°69° 18%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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