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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftReach Solution Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 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° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 26% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 42% rain4 AM: 56% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 65% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 99% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 69% rain1 PM: 69% rain2 PM: 69% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 11% rain
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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