Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 279 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road 41.40967, -72.79753
Nearest town Northford, CT

Directions

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Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 135–280 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road · 41.40967, -72.79753

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start on Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 0 min before dark.

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