Kampmeyer Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 210 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33064, -72.73635
Nearest town North Branford, CT

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Dump Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Old Dump Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 87°71°
Fri 88°72° 27%
Sat 88°70° 31%
Sun 89°71° 20%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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