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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 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
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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