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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Tamarac Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.6 mi · loop · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
More from this trailhead
- Moss Rock via Tyler Mill Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Tamarac Swamp Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Tyler Mill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Tyler Mill Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Tyler Mill Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Tyler Mill Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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