Oak, 5' diameter
4.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Oak, 5' diameter is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. The route reaches Oak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Oak, 5' diameter
4.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 89–206 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.31693, -72.28613
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Oak, 5' diameter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Oak.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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