Long Hill

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Long Hill is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Tylerville, CT. The route reaches Long Hill at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,234 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 525 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44112, -72.48101
Nearest town Tylerville, CT

Directions

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Long Hill

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 98–526 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.44112, -72.48101

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Long Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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