Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near East Wallingford, CT. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 279 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tamarac Swamp Road 41.43228, -72.79138
Nearest town East Wallingford, CT

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Tyler Mill Road

3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 135–280 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: Tamarac Swamp Road · 41.43228, -72.79138

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
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° 22%
Fri 94°72° 35%
Sat 92°71° 37%
Sun 92°68° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Tamarac Swamp Road Trailhead