Connecticut trails · Tunxis Trail
Tunxis Trail
A 7.8-mile out-and-back in Connecticut, with 398 ft of climbing. Reaches Pine Mountain. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 9.0 and mile 13.6. It gives back about 864 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 Mountain (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
Tunxis Trail access — parking nearby. 42.01611, -72.91902 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:25 p.m. — 7 h 01 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tunxis Trail + Nassahegon Forest Trail + Unnamed trail — 8.8 mi loop, 1,349 ft gain
- Punch Brook Trail + Nassahegon Forest Trail + Tunxis Trail — 9.2 mi loop, 1,385 ft gain
- Nepaug Forest Trail + Unnamed trail + Tunxis Trail — 2.9 mi loop, 613 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Farmington Valley Greenway — 7.9 mi
- Nepaug Forest Trail — 12.4 mi
- Tower Trail — 13.9 mi
- Nassahegon Forest Trail — 17.8 mi