Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 5 viewpoints is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond, Bolton Notch Pond, Bolton Notch State Park Viewpoint and Valley Falls Park Beach before reaching Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 825 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 673 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carriage Path 41.75987, -72.48212
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 5 viewpoints
9.8 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 437–673 ft
Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land
Trailhead: Carriage Path · 41.75987, -72.48212
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Carriage Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miPass Bolton Notch Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftPass Bolton Notch State Park Viewpoint.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hop River Linear Park, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
42% dirt29% paved21% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Thu
84°68°
45%
Fri
95°67°
57%
Sat
91°67°
42%
Sun
91°67°
16%
Mon
94°66°
19%
Tue
88°68°
35%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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