Lyme Highest Point
4.2 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Lyme Highest Point is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Johnston Preserve near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Lyme Highest Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lyme Highest Point
4.2 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 184–468 ft
Out & Back · Johnston Preserve
Trailhead: 41.40899, -72.35410
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 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 NE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 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 2.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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