Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Thompsonville, CT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 62 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98757, -72.60581
Nearest town Thompsonville, CT
Directions
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Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 24–62 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.98757, -72.60581
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail, heading S.
- 4.4 miReach Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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