Connecticut trails · Mohawk Forest Trail
Mohawk Forest Trail
A 5.8-mile network in Connecticut, with 291 ft of climbing. Reaches Mohawk Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 399 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mohawk Mountain (summit)
- Mohawk Pond (lake)
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Getting there
Mohawk Forest Trail junction. About 50 min drive (26 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Waterbury. 41.80344, -73.28731 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:41 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:20 a.m. — 8 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mohawk Forest Trail + Unnamed trail + Mohawk Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 310 ft gain
- Mohawk Forest Trail + Mohawk Trail + Unnamed trail — 1.1 mi loop, 287 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Mohawk Forest Trail + Ethan Allen Youth Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 309 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mohawk Trail — 3.0 mi
- Number 4 Trail — 6.9 mi
- Housatonic Forest Trail — 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Trail — 14.0 mi