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US-6 Corridor

Yellow Blazes Viewpoint & Yellow Blazes

2.2 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 51 min

Yellow Blazes Viewpoint & Yellow Blazes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in US-6 Corridor near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Yellow Blazes Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 682 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78809, -72.44206
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Yellow Blazes Viewpoint & Yellow Blazes

2.2 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 51 min

Elevation 469–683 ft

Out & Back · US-6 Corridor

Trailhead: 41.78809, -72.44206

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Yellow Blazes Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow Blazes, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Blazes, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow Blazes, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftReach Yellow Blazes Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Orange Blazes, heading W.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Blazes, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-blazes-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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