Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Talcottville Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 361 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82388, -72.46220
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park
3.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 271–362 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: 41.82388, -72.46220
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach Talcottville Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp 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
98% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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