Lyme Highest Point
5.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Lyme Highest Point is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Johnston Preserve near Jewitt Corner, CT. The route reaches Lyme Highest Point. It climbs 783 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lyme Highest Point
5.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 49–468 ft
Out & Back · Johnston Preserve
Trailhead: 41.43152, -72.35086
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Lyme Highest Point.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 2.5 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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