Oak, 5' diameter & Woods Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Oak, 5' diameter & Woods Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. The route reaches Oak. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak, 5' diameter & Woods Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 5–206 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.34133, -72.28137
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Oak.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Oak, 5' diameter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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