Tyler Mill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 56 min
Tyler Mill Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 279 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road 41.41433, -72.79575
Nearest town Northford, CT
Directions
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Tyler Mill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 56 min
Elevation 135–280 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road · 41.41433, -72.79575
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 7 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
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