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Johnston Preserve

Lyme Highest Point

1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 31 min

Lyme Highest Point is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Johnston Preserve near Brockway, CT. The route reaches Lyme Highest Point at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 469 ft1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42636, -72.37194
Nearest town Brockway, CT
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Lyme Highest Point

1.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 31 min

Elevation 306–468 ft

Out & Back · Johnston Preserve

Trailhead: 41.42636, -72.37194

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Lyme Highest Point.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lyme-highest-point-out-back-2-km-13ce

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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