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Smaug's Lair sign & Smaug's Lair

2.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 51 min

Smaug's Lair sign & Smaug's Lair is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Tariffville Center, CT. The route reaches Smaug's Lair sign. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 390 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92240, -72.75006
Nearest town Tariffville Center, CT
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Smaug's Lair sign & Smaug's Lair

2.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 51 min

Elevation 156–391 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.92240, -72.75006

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Smaug's Lair, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Smaug's Lair sign.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftReach Smaug's Lair sign, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marsh-pond-marsh-pond-out-back-4-km-8abc

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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