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Duffy Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 705 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clinic Road 41.84980, -72.01060
Nearest town Abington, CT

Directions

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Duffy Road

12.5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 572–706 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Trailhead: Clinic Road · 41.84980, -72.01060

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Clinic Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Duffy Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 4.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 6 miTurn left onto Clinic Road, heading N.
  12. 450 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

43% dirt37% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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