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Cowles Park

power cut road

2.6 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 1 hr 13 min

power cut road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cowles Park near Carroll Corners, CT. It climbs 696 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 456 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93047, -72.75119
Nearest town Carroll Corners, CT
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power cut road

2.6 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 191–456 ft

Out & Back · Cowles Park

Trailhead: 41.93047, -72.75119

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 64% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 300 ftBear right onto power cut road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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/hatchett-hill-out-back-4-km-bf38

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip64%Wind7 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 50% rain11 AM: 53% rain12 PM: 64% rain1 PM: 60% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 51% rain8 PM: 49% rain9 PM: 30% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 31% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 67°54° 20%
Tue 63°47° 18%
Wed 65°45°
Thu 66°43° 16%
Fri 65°49° 31%
Sat 62°51° 29%

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