Connecticut trails · Pootatuck Forest Trail
Pootatuck Forest Trail
A 4.9-mile network in Connecticut, with 738 ft of climbing. Reaches Pine Ledge. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,466 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pine Ledge (beach)
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Getting there
Pootatuck Forest Trail access — parking nearby. 41.51235, -73.50046 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:50 a.m., the sun rises at 6:18 a.m. and sets at 7:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:57 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.9-mile route takes roughly 2 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:30 a.m. — 10 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Pootatuck Forest Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 826 ft gain
- Pootatuck Forest Trail + Unnamed trail — 4.2 mi loop, 1,037 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Squantz Pond Park Trail + Pootatuck Forest Trail — 4.5 mi loop, 1,266 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lillinonah Trail — 9.8 mi
- Pierrepont Park Trail — 12.3 mi
- Huntington Park Trail — 14.4 mi
- Larkin Bridle Trail — 15.5 mi