Cowles Park

Hatchett Hill via TJ's Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Hatchett Hill via TJ's Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cowles Park near Tariffville, CT. The route reaches Hatchett Hill at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 371 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 489 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91146, -72.74663
Nearest town Tariffville, CT

Directions

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Hatchett Hill via TJ's Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 213–490 ft

Out & Back · Cowles Park

Trailhead: 41.91146, -72.74663

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto TJ's Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftReach Hatchett Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 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 surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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