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
- Start on Clinic Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Duffy Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 4.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 6 miTurn left onto Clinic Road, heading N.
- 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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