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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: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 53° · precip 75% · wind 4 mph · 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F53°
Precip75%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 32% rain12 PM: 46% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 75% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 36% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 66°56° 45%
Tue 62°46° 19%
Wed 62°45°
Thu 63°44° 15%
Fri 60°49° 33%
Sat 57°50° 35%

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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