Johnson Pond & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Andover, CT. The route reaches Johnson Pond at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 505 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi315 – 528 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72980, -72.37021
Nearest town Andover, CT
Directions
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Johnson Pond & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 314–527 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.
- 4.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Johnson Pond.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Johnson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto MTB Orange, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 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
78% gravel21% 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 (~14 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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