Hop River State Park Trail entering Bolton CT.jpg
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0

Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint & Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Box Mountain Forest near Vernon Center, CT. The route passes Valley Falls Park Beach before reaching Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 480 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82383, -72.44420
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint & Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park

3.9 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 351–755 ft

Out & Back · Box Mountain Forest

Trailhead: 41.82383, -72.44420

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miReach Box Mountain Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 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 surface

64% dirt27% gravel2% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F67°
Precip100%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 2.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 25% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 45% rain4 AM: 55% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 69% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 100% rain9 AM: 88% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 64% rain1 PM: 64% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 78°65°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 93°70° 45%
Sat 91°70° 41%
Sun 94°69°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead