AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Frances B. Petersen Preserve

Diamond Ledge Cliff & Broad Hill Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min

Diamond Ledge Cliff & Broad Hill Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frances B. Petersen Preserve near West Granby, CT. The route reaches Diamond Ledge Cliff at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 646 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Broad Hill Road 41.95453, -72.86267
Nearest town West Granby, CT
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Diamond Ledge Cliff & Broad Hill Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 58 min

Elevation 548–645 ft

Out & Back · Frances B. Petersen Preserve

Trailhead: Broad Hill Road · 41.95453, -72.86267

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Broad Hill Road, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miReach Diamond Ledge Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 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/diamond-ledge-cliff-out-back-3-km-b77f

Trail surface

88% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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