AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great River Park

Hockanum Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 55 min

Hockanum Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Great River Park near Smith Tower Housing, CT. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 36 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75802, -72.65663
Nearest town Smith Tower Housing, CT
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Hockanum Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 55 min

Elevation 6–37 ft

Out & Back · Great River Park

Trailhead: 41.75802, -72.65663

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Hockanum Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftReach Hockanum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hockanum-trail-out-back-1519

Trail surface

70% dirt23% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Smith Tower Housing, Connecticut