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US-6 Corridor

Yellow Blazes

1.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 43 min

Yellow Blazes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in US-6 Corridor near Bolton, CT. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 574 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79068, -72.43717
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Yellow Blazes

1.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 43 min

Elevation 469–575 ft

Out & Back · US-6 Corridor

Trailhead: 41.79068, -72.43717

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Blazes, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftReach Yellow Blazes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 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-yellow-blazes-out-back-4-km-1e89

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 90°68° 45%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°68° 43%
Sun 93°66° 20%
Mon 93°71° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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