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Bolton Heritage Farm

Hop River State Park Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 57 min

Hop River State Park Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bolton Heritage Farm near Bolton, CT. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 751 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector 41.77207, -72.43486
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Hop River State Park Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 57 min

Elevation 527–751 ft

Out & Back · Bolton Heritage Farm

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector · 41.77207, -72.43486

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miArrive 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/hop-river-state-park-trail-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt39% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 90°67° 40%
Fri 92°70° 34%
Sat 90°68° 43%
Sun 92°66° 21%
Mon 93°71° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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