Smaug's Lair sign–Smaug's Lair, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Smaug's Lair sign–Smaug's Lair, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cowles Park near Tariffville, CT. The route reaches Smaug's Lair sign. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 390 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91146, -72.74663
Nearest town Tariffville, CT
Directions
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Smaug's Lair sign–Smaug's Lair, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 156–391 ft
Out & Back · Cowles Park
Trailhead: 41.91146, -72.74663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto TJ's Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Smaug's Lair sign.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Smaug's Lair, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Smaug's Lair sign, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto TJ's Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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