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Quarry Park Viewpoint–Elm Street Extension, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Quarry Park near South Wethersfield, CT. The route reaches Quarry Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 161 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elm Street 41.69819, -72.64354
Nearest town South Wethersfield, CT

Directions

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Quarry Park Viewpoint–Elm Street Extension, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 7–160 ft

Out & Back · Quarry Park

Trailhead: Elm Street · 41.69819, -72.64354

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Elm Street, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Elm Street Extension, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Patricia Drive, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Meadow Lane, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Quarry Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Patricia Drive, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Elm Street Extension, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Elm Street, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% dirt6% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 83°65°
Thu 89°69° 39%
Fri 95°72° 39%
Sat 94°71° 39%
Sun 96°71° 19%
Mon 95°73° 18%

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