Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near East Wallingford, CT. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 302 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42567, -72.77892
Nearest town East Wallingford, CT

Directions

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Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 154–300 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.42567, -72.77892

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tyler Mill Road, heading W.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 91°71° 20%
Fri 94°72° 33%
Sat 92°71° 36%
Sun 92°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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