AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ames Family Open Space

Woods Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Woods Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ames Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 33 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33445, -72.30271
Nearest town Jericho, CT
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Woods Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 5–32 ft

Out & Back · Ames Family Open Space

Trailhead: 41.33445, -72.30271

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 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/woods-road-out-back-3-km-46ff

Trail surface

94% dirt6% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.

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