Riverfront Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Glastonbury Center, CT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 33 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69384, -72.60921
Nearest town Glastonbury Center, CT
Directions
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Riverfront Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 9–32 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69384, -72.60921
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 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
2% gravel98% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4″ 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
81°66°
Thu
93°70°
35%
Fri
96°72°
37%
Sat
94°72°
40%
Sun
95°68°
20%
Mon
95°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tom's Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Red Hill & Tom's Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Meadow Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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