Connecticut trails · Nassahegon Forest Trail
Nassahegon Forest Trail
A 14.2-mile network in Connecticut, with 350 ft of climbing. Reaches Wildcat Mountain. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,916 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wildcat Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Nassahegon Forest Trail access. 41.75783, -72.93970 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:55 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile route takes roughly 5 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:43 a.m. — 7 h 44 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tunxis Trail + Nassahegon Forest Trail + Unnamed trail — 8.8 mi loop, 1,349 ft gain
- Punch Brook Trail + Nassahegon Forest Trail + Tunxis Trail — 9.2 mi loop, 1,385 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nepaug Forest Trail — 5.7 mi
- Tower Trail — 9.1 mi
- Mattatuck Trail — 10.5 mi
- Tunxis Trail — 17.8 mi