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Champlain South Open Space

Old Boggy Hole Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 51 min

Old Boggy Hole Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Champlain South Open Space near Old Lyme, CT. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 157 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31415, -72.32099
Nearest town Old Lyme, CT
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Old Boggy Hole Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 51 min

Elevation 24–159 ft

Out & Back · Champlain South Open Space

Trailhead: 41.31415, -72.32099

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Boggy Hole Road, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftReach Old Boggy Hole Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miArrive 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/old-boggy-hole-road-out-back-4-km-6ae4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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