Governor's Island & Pine Acres Lake via Duffy Road is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. The route passes Pine Acres Lake and Governor's Island. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 705 ft16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Duffy Road 41.84989, -72.00691
Nearest town Abington, CT
Directions
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Governor's Island & Pine Acres Lake via Duffy Road
15.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 568–706 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.
- 5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Pine Acres Lake.
- 50 ftPass Governor's Island.
- 1.1 miReach Governor's Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
33% dirt30% gravel37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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