Talcottville Pond via Rockville Spur is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Rockville Spur State Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Talcottville Pond at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 413 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85724, -72.47064
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Talcottville Pond via Rockville Spur
7.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 240–413 ft
Out & Back · Rockville Spur State Trail
Trailhead: 41.85724, -72.47064
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rockville Spur, heading SW.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Hop River Linear Park, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Talcottville Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rockville Spur, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
70% dirt27% gravel1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
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°65°
Thu
88°68°
53%
Fri
94°71°
37%
Sat
91°71°
41%
Sun
94°69°
18%
Mon
92°70°
19%
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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