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Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 676 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76084, -72.42075
Nearest town Bolton, CT

Directions

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Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 462–677 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.76084, -72.42075

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 61°F / low 53° · precip 77% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  12. 2.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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

83% gravel15% dirt2% grass

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F53°
Precip77%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 2.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 34% rain11 AM: 58% rain12 PM: 52% rain1 PM: 77% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 65°55° 26%
Tue 59°47° 20%
Wed 63°46°
Thu 64°44°
Fri 61°50° 33%
Sat 59°50° 33%

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