Connecticut trails · Lillinonah Trail
Lillinonah Trail
A 6.3-mile network in Connecticut, with 331 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Lillinonah. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,149 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Lillinonah (lake)
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Getting there
Lillinonah Trail access. 41.45702, -73.32523 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:18 a.m. and sets at 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.3-mile route takes roughly 2 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:48 a.m. — 10 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Upper Gussy Trail + Lillinonah Trail — 1.9 mi loop, 423 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Lillinonah Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 126 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Lillinonah Trail + Paugussett Forest Trail — 3.3 mi loop, 533 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Larkin Bridle Trail — 6.2 mi
- Paugussett Forest Trail — 7.3 mi
- Zoar Trail — 8.1 mi
- Huntington Park Trail — 8.8 mi