Tyler Mill Preserve

Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop is a 3.6-mile loop in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 256 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41301, -72.79831
Nearest town Northford, CT

Directions

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Tamarac Swamp Road & Tyler Mill Road Loop

3.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 115–256 ft

Loop · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41301, -72.79831

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miReach Tamarac Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 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 surface

38% dirt3% grass59% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F59°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 58% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 80% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 31% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 28% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 66°57° 22%
Tue 59°50° 26%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 67°44°
Fri 62°49° 38%
Sat 62°53° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.

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