Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Rockville Spur State Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Envelope Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 358 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84217, -72.47918
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur
4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 240–359 ft
Out & Back · Rockville Spur State Trail
Trailhead: 41.84217, -72.47918
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Rockville Spur, heading N.
- 2.3 miReach Envelope Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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