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East River Preserve

Purple Rectangle & Sullivan Drive Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min

Purple Rectangle & Sullivan Drive Loop is a 2.4-mile loop in East River Preserve near Nut Plains, CT. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 154 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sullivan Drive 41.31246, -72.67534
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT
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Purple Rectangle & Sullivan Drive Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min

Elevation 4–154 ft

Loop · East River Preserve

Trailhead: Sullivan Drive · 41.31246, -72.67534

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sullivan Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Purple Rectangle, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miThe loop closes 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/purple-rectangle-loop

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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