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Tyler Mill Preserve

Tyler Mill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Tyler Mill Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Tyler Mill Preserve near Northford, CT. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 302 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41301, -72.79831
Nearest town Northford, CT
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Tyler Mill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 115–302 ft

Out & Back · Tyler Mill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41301, -72.79831

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tyler Mill Road, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarac Swamp Road, heading W.
  25. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tyler-mill-road-out-back-6-km-6b23

Trail surface

69% dirt5% grass26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 80°65°
Thu 91°71° 21%
Fri 94°72° 34%
Sat 93°72° 36%
Sun 93°68° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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