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Hop River State Park Trail

Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Solution Cave at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 751 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector 41.77207, -72.43486
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Solution Cave via Hop River State Park Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 527–751 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: Bolton Heritage Farm Connector · 41.77207, -72.43486

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hop River Connector, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hop River State Park Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  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 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Heritage Farm Connector, heading W.
  15. 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/solution-cave-out-back-8-km-666d

Trail surface

66% gravel34% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.5″ 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 78°63°
Thu 85°67° 40%
Fri 92°69° 34%
Sat 90°69° 43%
Sun 92°68° 21%
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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