Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Rockville Spur State Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Talcottville Pond. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 318 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84217, -72.47918
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park
5.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 208–320 ft
Out & Back · Rockville Spur State Trail
Trailhead: 41.84217, -72.47918
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Rockville Spur, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Hop River Linear Park, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Talcottville Pond.
- 450 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.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt42% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
80°66°
Thu
91°69°
51%
Fri
94°71°
37%
Sat
92°70°
42%
Sun
94°67°
19%
Mon
94°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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