Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Thompsonville, CT. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 141 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99130, -72.59790
Nearest town Thompsonville, CT
Directions
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Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 24–139 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.99130, -72.59790
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 66% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail, heading S.
- 4.6 miReach Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
100% paved
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip66%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 1.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
66°53°
23%
Tue
62°45°
17%
Wed
65°44°
Thu
67°41°
16%
Fri
65°47°
30%
Sat
62°51°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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