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Utley Hill Preserve

Utley Hill & Columbia Lake

1 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 24 min

Utley Hill & Columbia Lake is a 1-mile out-and-back in Utley Hill Preserve near Columbia, CT. The route passes Columbia Lake before reaching Utley Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 673 ft1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70289, -72.33147
Nearest town Columbia, CT
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Utley Hill & Columbia Lake

1 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 24 min

Elevation 527–674 ft

Out & Back · Utley Hill Preserve

Trailhead: 41.70289, -72.33147

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Columbia Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Utley Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/utley-hill-out-back-158a

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Columbia, Connecticut