Tamarac Swamp Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Tamarac Swamp Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near East Wallingford, CT. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tamarac Swamp Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 135–300 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: 41.42567, -72.77892
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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