Connecticut trails · Nassahegon Forest Trail
Nassahegon Forest Trail
A 14.5-mile network in Connecticut, with 244 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 1,232 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. About 32 min drive (17 mi) from Hartford. 41.74899, -72.93952 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.5-mile route takes roughly 5 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:32 p.m. — 5 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tunxis Trail + Nassahegon Forest Trail — 1.0 mi loop, 202 ft gain
- Nassahegon Forest Trail + Tunxis Trail — 1.0 mi loop, 101 ft gain
- Nassahegon Forest Trail + Tunxis Trail + Punch Brook Trail — 1.0 mi loop, 206 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nepaug Forest Trail — 6.3 mi
- Tower Trail — 9.4 mi
- Mattatuck Trail — 10.8 mi
- Mohawk Forest Trail — 18.3 mi