Tamarac Swamp Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 52 min
Tamarac Swamp Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 279 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41827, -72.80050
Nearest town Northford, CT
Directions
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Tamarac Swamp Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 52 min
Elevation 118–280 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41827, -72.80050
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM
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