AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Powder Hill

4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 339–840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.47484, -72.73066

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 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

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Baileyville, Connecticut