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Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 302 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41827, -72.80050
Nearest town Northford, CT
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Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 118–302 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41827, -72.80050

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tamarac-swamp-road-out-back-4-km-057d

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.9″ 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 80°64°
Thu 91°71° 21%
Fri 94°72° 34%
Sat 93°72° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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