Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Bear Hill & Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint via scramble bypass
5 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Bear Hill & Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint via scramble bypass is a 5-mile out-and-back in Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area near Higganum, CT. The route passes Bear Hill before reaching Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,094 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Hill & Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint via scramble bypass
5 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 125–669 ft
Out & Back · Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Trailhead: connector · 41.50716, -72.58083
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 96% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto scramble bypass, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Bear Hill.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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