Cargill Falls & Cargill Falls Reservoir via Putnam River Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Pomfret Center, CT. The route passes Cargill Falls Reservoir before reaching Cargill Falls at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 407 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87554, -71.94674
Nearest town Pomfret Center, CT
Directions
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Cargill Falls & Cargill Falls Reservoir via Putnam River Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 217–408 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.87554, -71.94674
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 72% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Putnam River Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftPass Cargill Falls Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Cargill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
82% dirt16% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F54°
Precip72%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
66°55°
50%
Tue
61°47°
19%
Wed
63°46°
Thu
64°45°
15%
Fri
61°50°
33%
Sat
58°51°
35%
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