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Hop River State Park Trail

Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond via Hop River State Park Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond via Hop River State Park Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route passes Bolton Notch Pond before reaching Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 768 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector 41.77207, -72.43486
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint & Bolton Notch Pond via Hop River State Park Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 527–767 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector · 41.77207, -72.43486

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miPass Bolton Notch Pond.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 450 ftReach Rambling Ridge Open Space Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SW.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SW.
  31. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftArrive 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/rambling-ridge-open-space-viewpoint-johnson-pond-out-back-5-lakes-14-km-5fbd

Trail surface

57% dirt43% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 85°67° 40%
Fri 92°69° 34%
Sat 90°69° 43%
Sun 92°68° 21%
Mon 91°69° 18%

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