Chapman Falls via Jones Hill Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Crowley Corner, CT. The route reaches Chapman Falls at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 392 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi184 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47211, -72.32877
Nearest town Crowley Corner, CT
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Chapman Falls via Jones Hill Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 58 min
Elevation 182–466 ft
Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park
Trailhead: 41.47211, -72.32877
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Chapman Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jones Hill Road, heading E.
- 350 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cascade–Tablet Rock Vista, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Crowley Corner, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Crowley Corner, Connecticut