Tyler Mill Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 279 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tyler Mill Road 41.40967, -72.79753
Nearest town Northford, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear right onto Tyler Mill Road, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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.

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