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.
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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
- Start on Tamarac Swamp Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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