Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park
3 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route passes Valley Falls Park Beach before reaching Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 477 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park
3 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 351–767 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: connector · 41.82336, -72.44288
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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