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Cascade & Mitchell Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Millington, CT. The route reaches Cascade. It climbs 853 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 515 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48262, -72.34176
Nearest town Millington, CT

Directions

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Cascade & Mitchell Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 195–515 ft

Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park

Trailhead: 41.48262, -72.34176

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftPass Cascade.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mitchell Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miReach Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% dirt3% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.4″ 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°63°
Thu 92°71°
Fri 95°72° 26%
Sat 92°70° 32%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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