Johnson Pond via Hop River State Park Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Bolton Heritage Farm near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Johnson Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 751 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector 41.77207, -72.43486
Nearest town Bolton, CT
Directions
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Johnson Pond via Hop River State Park Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 442–751 ft
Out & Back · Bolton Heritage Farm
Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector · 41.77207, -72.43486
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Johnson Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Johnson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading W.
- 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 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
78°63°
Thu
85°67°
40%
Fri
92°69°
34%
Sat
90°69°
43%
Sun
92°68°
21%
Mon
91°69°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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