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Hop River State Park Trail

Johnson Pond & Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 29 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Solution Cave.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Johnson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johnson-pond-johnson-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km-db2f

Trail surface

82% gravel18% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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