Lyme Highest Point
6.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Lyme Highest Point is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Johnston Preserve near Brockway, CT. The route reaches Lyme Highest Point at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 735 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lyme Highest Point
6.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 112–468 ft
Out & Back · Johnston Preserve
Trailhead: 41.39801, -72.37250
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lyme Highest Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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