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Tyler Mill Preserve

Moss Rock via Tyler Mill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Moss Rock via Tyler Mill Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. The route reaches Moss Rock. It climbs 532 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 302 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41506, -72.80031
Nearest town Northford, CT
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Moss Rock via Tyler Mill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 115–302 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41506, -72.80031

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftPass Moss Rock.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftReach Moss Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 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/moss-rock-out-back-5-km-5574

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 91°71° 21%
Fri 94°72° 34%
Sat 93°72° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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