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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

  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 miSharp right onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Johnson Pond.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Johnson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading W.
  14. 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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