AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Utley Hill Preserve

Columbia Lake

1.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 33 min

Columbia Lake is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Utley Hill Preserve near Columbia, CT. The route reaches Columbia Lake at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 673 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69804, -72.32083
Nearest town Columbia, CT
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Columbia Lake

1.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 33 min

Elevation 527–671 ft

Out & Back · Utley Hill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.69804, -72.32083

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Columbia Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 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/columbia-lake-out-back-2-km-7195

Trail surface

23% gravel77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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