Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Manchester, 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 mi167 – 190 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cheney Rail Trail 41.77798, -72.53123
Nearest town Manchester, CT
Directions
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Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 167–191 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: Cheney Rail Trail · 41.77798, -72.53123
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 74% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Cheney Rail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Center Spring Park Pond.
- 1.2 miReach Center Spring Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 surface
98% gravel2% dirt
Weather
Light rainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip74%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
66°55°
34%
Tue
62°49°
19%
Wed
65°47°
Thu
66°43°
15%
Fri
64°50°
32%
Sat
61°52°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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