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Tyler Mill Preserve

Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop is a 3.9-mile loop in Tyler Mill Preserve near East Wallingford, CT. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 302 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43572, -72.78484
Nearest town East Wallingford, CT
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Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 120–302 ft

Loop · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.43572, -72.78484

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miReach Tyler Mill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftThe 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/tamarac-swamp-road-loop

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 91°71° 20%
Fri 94°72° 33%
Sat 93°71° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 10 min before dark.

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