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Hop River State Park Trail

Solution Cave & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail

14 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Solution Cave & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Andover, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 506 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72980, -72.37021
Nearest town Andover, CT
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Solution Cave & MTB Orange via Hop River State Park Trail

14 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 314–646 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.72980, -72.37021

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 13% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto MTB Orange, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading E.
  7. 6 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  13. 6 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn left onto MTB Orange, heading W.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 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/hop-river-state-park-viewpoint-bolton-notch-pond-out-back-3-lakes-23-km-11d7

Trail surface

88% gravel11% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F51°
Precip13%Wind10 mphUV4Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Wed 61°47°
Thu 66°45°
Fri 70°44° 47%
Sat 71°48° 56%
Sun 62°54° 51%
Mon 63°52° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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