Connecticut trails · Nyantaquit Trail
Nyantaquit Trail
A 4.7-mile out-and-back in Connecticut, with 346 ft of climbing. Reaches Nickerson Hill and other summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.6. It gives back about 921 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Nickerson Hill (summit)
- Brown Hill (summit)
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Getting there
Nyantaquit Trail access. About 46 min drive (25 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Norwich. 41.38140, -72.31195 · 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 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.3-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:47 a.m. — 7 h 22 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Nyantaquit Trail + Unnamed trail — 1.8 mi loop, 326 ft gain
- Nyantaquit Trail + Unnamed trail — 2.3 mi loop, 364 ft gain
- Nyantaquit Trail + Unnamed trail — 2.1 mi loop, 271 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Vista Trail — 7.2 mi
- cockaponset forest trail — 8.5 mi
- chatfield trail — 14.6 mi
- Millers Pond Park Trail — 17.8 mi