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Devil's Hopyard State Park

Mitchell Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Mitchell Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Millington, CT. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 515 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46409, -72.34178
Nearest town Millington, CT
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Mitchell Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 322–515 ft

Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park

Trailhead: 41.46409, -72.34178

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mitchell Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 350 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/mitchell-road-out-back-5-km-f4d6

Trail surface

26% dirt9% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 92°71° 25%
Sat 91°70° 31%
Sun 92°68° 16%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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