Connecticut trails · Mount Frissell Trail
Mount Frissell Trail
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Connecticut, with 612 ft of climbing. Reaches Round Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.6. It gives back about 426 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Round Mountain (summit)
- Mount Frissell (summit)
- Connecticut High Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Mount Frissell Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 40 min drive (54 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Waterbury. 42.05004, -73.46694 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:42 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:02 a.m. — 9 h 12 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mount Frissell Trail + Mt. Frissell Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 439 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into NY as South Taconic Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 5.0 mi
- Housatonic Forest Trail — 10.8 mi
- Number 4 Trail — 14.5 mi
- Mohawk Trail — 16.7 mi