Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 646 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77961, -72.42121
Nearest town Bolton, CT
Directions
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Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 404–646 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: 41.77961, -72.42121
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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
77% gravel23% dirt
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip100%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 2.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°68°
44%
Fri
93°70°
34%
Sat
91°70°
43%
Sun
93°69°
20%
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