Connecticut trails · Millers Pond Park Trail
Millers Pond Park Trail
A 11.2-mile loop in Connecticut, with 282 ft of climbing. Reaches Millers Pond. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 963 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Millers Pond (lake)
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Getting there
Cockaponset Forest Trail access. About 45 min drive (26 mi) from Hartford. 41.46393, -72.63699 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.2-mile route takes roughly 4 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:18 a.m. — 6 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Millers Pond Park Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 1,262 ft gain
- Millers Pond Park Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 150 ft gain
- Millers Pond Park Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 387 ft gain
Nearby trails
- New England National Scenic Trail — 3.4 mi
- chatfield trail — 8.0 mi
- cockaponset forest trail — 9.3 mi
- westwoods forest trail — 12.7 mi