Bolton Notch Revisited

Even though I rarely repeat myself on Rail Trail visits, the Hop River Trail is so great I came back for a repeat ride - this time in the opposite direction: from Bolton Notch back to Manchester. (Previous ride on this section - Sunday, June 13, 2021)

I had the morning free and fortunately the weather was gorgeous and sunny for most of my ride.

At the turntable at the Vernon Rockville spur junction

The map at the Manchester end shows all of the area's rail trails

At the Dobson mills

This section of the trail--back near the Bolton Notch parking lot, where the stream parallels the trail--is mighty rough--the bike was really shaking as I rode it!

Bolton Notch - Connecticut

I've visited Bolton Notch a few times - both by bike and foot - its a fascinating place. The site for New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad Valuation Maps is a great source for railroad details but I often find them very disorienting as north is seldom at the top

I've "re-oriented" the Bolton Notch Valuation map and included a few railroad photos (crediting their source) to help picture the spot back in its RR heyday...

Valuation Map

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Looking easterly into the Notch 

Source. Tyler City Station

Looking easterly into the Notch from the "yard"

Source. Tyler City Station

Looking somewhat north easterly at the second station

Source: Wikimedia

Looking westerly through the Notch

Bolton RR Station and Pond

Source: ctdigitalarchive.org

Bolton Notch Today

The "tunnel"

Rock Cut

Further Info

Tyler City Station (Scroll to Bolton1)

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