Connecticut trails · Zoar Trail
Zoar Trail
A 6.5-mile network in Connecticut, with 546 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Zoar. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 2.7 and mile 5.4. It gives back about 1,238 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Zoar (lake)
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Getting there
Unnamed trail access — parking nearby. 41.40317, -73.18699 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:58 a.m. — 10 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Zoar Trail (Old) + Zoar Trail + Unnamed trail — 3.0 mi loop, 704 ft gain
- Zoar Trail + Zoar Trail (Old) — 5.0 mi loop, 1,198 ft gain
- Zoar Trail + Paugussett Forest Trail + Unnamed trail — 10.5 mi loop, 1,599 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Paugussett Forest Trail — 1.2 mi
- Larkin Bridle Trail — 4.9 mi
- Osbornedale Park Trail — 6.0 mi
- Naugatuck Forest Trail — 6.8 mi