Tyler Mill Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Tyler Mill Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tyler Mill Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 120–280 ft
Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve
Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road · 41.40967, -72.79753
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start on Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.6 mi · loop · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tyler Mill Road
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