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Cowles Park

Marsh Pond via TJ's Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 57 min

Marsh Pond via TJ's Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Cowles Park near Tariffville, CT. The route reaches Marsh Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91146, -72.74663
Nearest town Tariffville, CT
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Marsh Pond via TJ's Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 57 min

Elevation 213–389 ft

Out & Back · Cowles Park

Trailhead: 41.91146, -72.74663

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto TJ's Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miReach Marsh Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marsh-pond-marsh-pond-out-back-via-tjs-trail

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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