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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cascade.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mitchell Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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