Solution Cave & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Andover, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 506 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi315 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72980, -72.37021
Nearest town Andover, CT
Directions
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Solution Cave & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail
14 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 314–646 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: 41.72980, -72.37021
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto MTB Orange, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading E.
- 6 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto MTB Orange, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
88% gravel11% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
86°68°
33%
Fri
93°71°
32%
Sat
91°70°
43%
Sun
93°69°
21%
Mon
93°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Johnson Pond & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 4 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 747 ft
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