Connecticut trails · Nipmuck Forest Trail
Nipmuck Forest Trail
A 8.0-mile network in Connecticut, with 249 ft of climbing. Reaches Sessions Meadow Marsh. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 799 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sessions Meadow Marsh (lake)
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Getting there
Unnamed trail access. About 53 min drive (37 mi) from Hartford. 42.01946, -72.18559 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:31 a.m., the sun rises at 6:59 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile route takes roughly 3 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:05 a.m. — 8 h 04 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Nipmuck Forest Trail + East Murray Trail + Unnamed trail — 2.5 mi loop, 343 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Nipmuck Forest Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 199 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Nipmuck Forest Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 271 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into MA as Unnamed trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Shenipsit Forest Trail — 11.3 mi
- Hop River Trail — 20.8 mi
- Old Furnace Trail — 23.6 mi
- Charter Oak Greenway — 24.5 mi