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Selden Creek Preserve

Selden Creek Preserve Viewpoint & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint

3.8 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Selden Creek Preserve Viewpoint & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Selden Creek Preserve near Hadlyme, CT. The route passes Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint before reaching Selden Creek Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 392 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 253 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41870, -72.39282
Nearest town Hadlyme, CT
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Selden Creek Preserve Viewpoint & Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint

3.8 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 6–251 ft

Out & Back · Selden Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41870, -72.39282

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Viewpoint.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach Selden Creek Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 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/selden-creek-preserve-viewpoint-brockway-hawthorne-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-6-km-60e4

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 91°71°
Fri 94°72° 24%
Sat 92°71° 29%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.

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