Old Dump Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Old Dump Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Notch Hill Brook near North Branford, CT. It climbs 274 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Dump Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 77–195 ft
Out & Back · Notch Hill Brook
Trailhead: 41.31580, -72.74809
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Dump Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Old Dump Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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