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Tyler Mill Preserve

Tamarac Swamp Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Tamarac Swamp Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 279 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41301, -72.79831
Nearest town Northford, CT
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Tamarac Swamp Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 115–280 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41301, -72.79831

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 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-2d18

Trail surface

75% dirt7% grass18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.5″ 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°65°
Thu 91°71° 21%
Fri 94°72° 34%
Sat 93°72° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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