Cascade & Mitchell Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Millington, CT. The route reaches Cascade at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi259 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mitchell Road 41.46251, -72.34488
Nearest town Millington, CT
Directions
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Cascade & Mitchell Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 258–494 ft
Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park
Trailhead: Mitchell Road · 41.46251, -72.34488
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mitchell Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt7% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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