Rockville Spur eastbound, Rockville CT.jpg
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Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rockville Spur State Trail near Rockville, CT. The route reaches Envelope Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 394 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86198, -72.46968
Nearest town Rockville, CT

Directions

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Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 309–394 ft

Out & Back · Rockville Spur State Trail

Trailhead: 41.86198, -72.46968

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Rockville Spur, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miPass Envelope Pond.
  4. 0.4 miReach Envelope Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 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

88% dirt8% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 88°68° 53%
Fri 94°71° 37%
Sat 91°71° 41%
Sun 94°69° 18%
Mon 92°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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