AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pole Bridge Road

3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Pole Bridge Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near West Woodstock, CT. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 758 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99150, -72.05052
Nearest town West Woodstock, CT
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Pole Bridge Road

3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 662–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.99150, -72.05052

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Pole Bridge Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.9 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/pole-bridge-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 88°67° 49%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 92°66° 15%
Mon 92°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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