Tyler Mill Road
3 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Tyler Mill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It climbs 329 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tyler Mill Road
3 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 135–302 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41811, -72.78244
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, 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 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Tamarac Swamp Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Tyler Mill Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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