AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wells Woods Road

4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Wells Woods Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Hebron, CT. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 679 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67380, -72.33149
Nearest town Hebron, CT
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Wells Woods Road

4 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 567–679 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67380, -72.33149

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wells Woods Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Wells Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 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/wells-woods-road-out-back-6-km-b986

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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