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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
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tamarac-swamp-road-tyler-mill-road-out-back-6-km-a1c3

Trail surface

38% dirt3% grass59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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