Tyler Mill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 58 min
Tyler Mill Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tyler Mill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 58 min
Elevation 120–280 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road · 41.41433, -72.79575
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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