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Hop River State Park Trail

Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Oakland, CT. The route reaches Center Spring Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 200 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cheney Rail Trail 41.79403, -72.52562
Nearest town Oakland, CT
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Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 152–200 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: Cheney Rail Trail · 41.79403, -72.52562

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cheney Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miPass Center Spring Park Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Cheney Rail Trail Connector, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Cheney Rail Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftReach Center Spring Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Cheney Rail Trail Connector, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Cheney Rail Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miArrive 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/center-spring-park-pond-center-spring-park-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

89% gravel2% boardwalk1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°66°
Thu 92°69° 46%
Fri 95°71° 37%
Sat 93°70° 42%
Sun 95°68° 19%
Mon 95°73° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 8 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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