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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 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
OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.8″ 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
91°68°
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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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