Parker Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Parker Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hatch Lot Reserve near Tiffany Hill Corner, CT. It climbs 409 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Parker Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 217–535 ft
Out & Back · Hatch Lot Reserve
Trailhead: 41.44507, -72.38560
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Parker Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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