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chatfield trail

A 2.6-mile out-and-back in Connecticut, with 190 ft of climbing. Reaches Foster Pond and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length
2.6 mi
Elevation gain
190 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
20%
Steepest mile
+190 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.8 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

118 – 308 ft12

The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9. It gives back about 492 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of chatfield trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Unnamed trail access. About 1 h 00 min drive (43 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Norwich. 41.35212, -72.59144 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.3-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:09 a.m. — 9 h 02 min before sunset.

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