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Hop River State Park Trail

Solution Cave & Old Bailey Trail via Hop River State Park Trail

8 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Solution Cave & Old Bailey Trail via Hop River State Park Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 659 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76409, -72.42100
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Solution Cave & Old Bailey Trail via Hop River State Park Trail

8 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 462–661 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.76409, -72.42100

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Bailey Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  13. 2.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Bailey Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 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-viewpoint-bolton-notch-pond-out-back-3-lakes-13-km-4993

Trail surface

76% gravel7% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity79%
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 79°64°
Thu 90°68° 40%
Fri 93°70° 34%
Sat 91°68° 43%
Sun 93°66° 21%
Mon 93°71° 18%

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