Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Talcottville Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 318 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockville Spur 41.83117, -72.47507
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park
3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 208–320 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: Rockville Spur · 41.83117, -72.47507
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 70% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockville Spur, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hop River Linear Park, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Talcottville Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hop River Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Talcottville Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rockville Spur, heading NE.
- 0.6 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
60% gravel39% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
RainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip70%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
67°57°
28%
Tue
63°48°
19%
Wed
64°47°
Thu
65°44°
15%
Fri
63°51°
31%
Sat
60°51°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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