Duffy Road is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It climbs 389 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Duffy Road
13.2 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 572–719 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: Duffy Road · 41.84989, -72.00691
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Duffy Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 4.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 5.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Duffy Road Trailhead
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- Governor's Island & Pine Acres Lake via Duffy Road 15.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Duffy Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Pine Acres Lake & Cedar Swamp Road via Duffy Road 15.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Nutmeg Lane via Duffy Road 14.8 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Duffy Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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