Connecticut trails · Nepaug Forest Trail
Nepaug Forest Trail
A 6.0-mile network in Connecticut, with 246 ft of climbing. Reaches Romeyn A. Spare Lookout. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 394 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Romeyn A. Spare Lookout (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Nepaug Forest Trail junction. About 41 min drive (19 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Hartford. 41.83859, -72.96527 · 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 6.0-mile route takes roughly 2 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:24 a.m. — 8 h 48 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tunxis + Nepaug Forest Trail + Tipping Rock Loop Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 242 ft gain
- Tipping Rock Loop Trail + Nepaug Forest Trail + Unnamed trail — 1.5 mi loop, 251 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Nepaug Forest Trail + Tipping Rock Loop Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 118 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nassahegon Forest Trail — 6.3 mi
- Tower Trail — 8.6 mi
- Tunxis Trail — 12.4 mi
- Mattatuck Trail — 14.7 mi