Woods Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Woods Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in McCulloch Family Open Space near Jericho, CT. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woods Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 5–122 ft
Out & Back · McCulloch Family Open Space
Trailhead: 41.31693, -72.28613
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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