Old Dump Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 53 min
Old Dump Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Kampmeyer Preserve near North Branford, CT. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Dump Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 53 min
Elevation 105–211 ft
Out & Back · Kampmeyer Preserve
Trailhead: 41.33064, -72.73635
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Dump Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Old Dump Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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