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Champlain South Open Space

Old Boggy Hole Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 58 min

Old Boggy Hole Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Champlain South Open Space near Old Lyme, CT. It climbs 256 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 167 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 58 min

Elevation 24–168 ft

Out & Back · Champlain South Open Space

Trailhead: 41.31415, -72.32099

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 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 the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-boggy-hole-road-out-back-4-km-e6ec

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2.6″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 83°72°
Fri 85°72°
Sat 84°71° 19%
Sun 86°70° 16%
Mon 91°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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