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Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near East Wallingford, CT. It climbs 337 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 302 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43572, -72.78484
Nearest town East Wallingford, CT
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Tyler Mill Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 135–302 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.43572, -72.78484

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tyler-mill-road-out-back-5-km-5a04

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3.7″ 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 93°71° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 10 min before dark.

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