Wolf Rock–Wolf Rock Cliff, 5 cliffs is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sawmill Brook Preserve near Conantville, CT. The route passes Crane Hill Road Pond, Wolf Rock and Wolf Rock Nature Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Wolf Rock Cliff at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi308 – 499 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74534, -72.21455
Nearest town Conantville, CT
Directions
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Wolf Rock–Wolf Rock Cliff, 5 cliffs
2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 308–498 ft
Out & Back · Sawmill Brook Preserve
Trailhead: 41.74534, -72.21455
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Nipmuck Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Crane Hill Road Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Wolf Rock Nature Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Wolf Rock Cliff.
- 100 ftReach Wolf Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
91°68°
27%
Fri
93°71°
31%
Sat
92°69°
41%
Sun
94°67°
18%
Mon
94°71°
17%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wolf Rock–Crane Hill Road Pond, 3 summits 2.8 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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