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Hop River State Park Trail

Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 646 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77555, -72.42613
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 527–646 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.77555, -72.42613

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftArrive 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/solution-cave-out-back-6-km-b3f8

Trail surface

83% gravel17% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°68° 44%
Fri 93°70° 34%
Sat 91°70° 43%
Sun 93°69° 20%
Mon 92°70° 18%

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