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Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve

Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint & Ravine Trail Preserve Viewpoint

2.7 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint & Ravine Trail Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve near Hadlyme, CT. The route passes Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Ravine Trail Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 246 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41870, -72.39282
Nearest town Hadlyme, CT
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Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint & Ravine Trail Preserve Viewpoint

2.7 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 108–244 ft

Out & Back · Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41870, -72.39282

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miPass Ravine Trail Preserve Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftReach Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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/brockway-hawthorne-preserve-viewpoint-ravine-trail-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-ac22

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 91°71°
Fri 94°72° 24%
Sat 92°71° 29%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.

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