Devil's Hopyard State Park

Jones Hill Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 59 min

Jones Hill Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Millington, CT. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 499 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48254, -72.33578
Nearest town Millington, CT

Directions

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Jones Hill Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 59 min

Elevation 253–498 ft

Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park

Trailhead: 41.48254, -72.33578

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Jones Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miReach Jones Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 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 surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 92°71°
Fri 95°72° 26%
Sat 92°70° 32%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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