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Cardinal Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Cardinal Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near North End, CT. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 315 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64353, -72.85619
Nearest town North End, CT
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Cardinal Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 172–314 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.64353, -72.85619

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Grackle Trail, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Cardinal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grackle Trail, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cardinal-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

46% paved41% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near North End, Connecticut