Elm Street Extension via Meadow Lane is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Quarry Park near Rocky Hill, CT. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 167 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67788, -72.64496
Nearest town Rocky Hill, CT
Directions
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Elm Street Extension via Meadow Lane
4.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 7–168 ft
Out & Back · Quarry Park
Trailhead: 41.67788, -72.64496
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Lane, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Patricia Drive, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Elm Street Extension, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Elm Street Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Patricia Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Meadow Lane, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
82°65°
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
95°71°
39%
Sat
93°71°
39%
Sun
96°71°
19%
Mon
95°73°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Rocky Hill & Quarry Park Viewpoint 1.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Great Meadow Road & Meadow Lane 2.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- C Lane via Meadow Lane 3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- B Lane & Meadow Lane via Great Meadow Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Elm Street Extension & Elm Street via Meadow Lane 5 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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