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Powder Hill

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Powder Hill is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Baileyville, CT. The route reaches Powder Hill at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47484, -72.73066
Nearest town Baileyville, CT
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Powder Hill

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 339–840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.47484, -72.73066

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 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/powder-hill-powder-hill-pond-out-back-3-lakes-10-km-1f23

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 92°70° 20%
Fri 94°71° 34%
Sat 92°71° 36%
Sun 94°67° 19%
Mon 94°72°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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