Johnson Pond & Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route passes Solution Cave before reaching Johnson Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 646 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79030, -72.44652
Nearest town Bolton, CT
Directions
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Johnson Pond & Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 442–646 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: 41.79030, -72.44652
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Solution Cave.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Johnson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% gravel18% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.1″ 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°64°
Thu
90°68°
45%
Fri
92°70°
35%
Sat
90°68°
43%
Sun
92°66°
20%
Mon
93°71°
18%
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