Observatory Hill & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Observatory Hill & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve near Hadlyme, CT. The route passes Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Observatory Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Observatory Hill & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 69–251 ft
Out & Back · Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41450, -72.40845
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Observatory Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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