Marcy Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 57 min

Marcy Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Ashford, CT. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 745 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87303, -72.11308
Nearest town Ashford, CT

Directions

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Marcy Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 57 min

Elevation 625–743 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.87303, -72.11308

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Marcy Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Marcy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 90°68° 41%
Fri 93°70° 33%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 92°66° 15%
Mon 93°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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