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Hop River State Park Trail

Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 4 lakes

8.9 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 4 lakes is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon, CT. The route passes Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint, Valley Falls Park Beach and Bolton Notch Pond before reaching Johnson Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 692 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 673 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81579, -72.44823
Nearest town Vernon, CT
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Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint–Bolton Notch Pond, 4 lakes

8.9 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 437–673 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.81579, -72.44823

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 500 ftSharp left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miPass Bolton Notch Pond.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  23. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miPass Johnson Pond.
  25. 450 ftReach Hop River Linear Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 500 ftContinue straight onto Hop River Linear Park, heading N.
  39. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  40. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 50 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-4-lakes-15-km-e432

Trail surface

54% gravel40% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (4.5″ 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°64°
Thu 90°68° 48%
Fri 93°70° 36%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 93°66° 20%
Mon 93°71° 19%

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