Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail is a 2.7-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 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 190 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Multi-Purpose Trail 41.77605, -72.53363
Nearest town Manchester, CT
Directions
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Center Spring Park Pond & Cheney Rail Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min
Elevation 146–191 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Multi-Purpose Trail · 41.77605, -72.53363
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Brook Multi-Purpose Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Center Spring Park Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cheney Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Center Spring Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Cheney Rail Trail Connector, heading S.
- 350 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
86% gravel11% paved2% dirt1% 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°65°
Thu
92°69°
43%
Fri
95°71°
36%
Sat
93°70°
42%
Sun
95°68°
20%
Mon
95°73°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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