AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rosecliff Tract

2.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 57 min

Rosecliff Tract is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Flanders, CT. The route reaches Rosecliff Tract at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 223 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35827, -72.23015
Nearest town Flanders, CT
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Rosecliff Tract

2.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 57 min

Elevation 39–222 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.35827, -72.23015

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miReach Rosecliff Tract, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 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/rosecliff-tract-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 8 min before dark.

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