AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Moffitt Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Old Moffitt Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Pineville, CT. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 614 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89714, -71.83555
Nearest town Pineville, CT
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Old Moffitt Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 465–612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.89714, -71.83555

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Moffitt Road, heading SE.
  8. 1 miReach Old Moffitt Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-moffitt-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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