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Hop River Linear Park & Manchester Rails to Trails is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Oakland, CT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 269 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Manchester Rails to Trails 41.80105, -72.50740
Nearest town Oakland, CT

Directions

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Hop River Linear Park & Manchester Rails to Trails

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Elevation 219–270 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: Manchester Rails to Trails · 41.80105, -72.50740

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hop River Linear Park, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miReach Manchester Rails to Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 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

100% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 88°68° 46%
Fri 94°71° 37%
Sat 93°71° 42%
Sun 96°70° 19%
Mon 94°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead