Connecticut hiking trails - Tunxis Trail, Hartford County
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Latitude: 41.62917
Longitude: -72.93472
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| | Pretty far from New Haven-Milford you find Tunxis Trail but hiking is such a fun thing to do and this is a great place to do that. Outdoors people generally like this part of Connecticut. Tunxis Trail gets a great deal of water; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is February. Any time is a pleasant time at Tunxis Trail if you like the outdoors.
While you're here at Tunxis Trail you will meet lots of people from nearby New Haven-Milford, and you without doubt must stop at Sleeping Giant State Park |
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since you're here. There's so much to do here at Tunxis Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Black Rock State Park is a magnificent place for that, and you can stay the night at Gentile's Camp Ground. All through the summer at Tunxis Trail temperatures are mostly in the
| 70's, and the nighttime is rather chillier of course, generally in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Tunxis Trail.
At New Britain Reservoir Dike in the vicinity of Tunxis Trail there are some interesting things to see, and in case you don’t mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River - Collinsville. If you're here at Tunxis Trail, you could stop by Cussgutter Brook, and whitewater paddling is pleasant on Farmington River - Riverton.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Tunxis Trail. |
| | Trails Near Tunxis Trail:
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Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County
, 4 miles away |
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Quinnipiac Trail, New Haven County
, 11 miles away |
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Naugatuck Trail, New Haven County
, 11 miles away |
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Metacomet Trail, Hartford County
, 12 miles away |
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Regicides Trail, New Haven County
, 13 miles away |
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Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County
, 14 miles away |
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Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County
, 14 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Tunxis Trail:
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Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville) |
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Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield County
County
, 15 miles away, Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area) |
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Farmington River, Litchfield County
County
, 18 miles away, Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton) |
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Still River, Litchfield County
County
, 19 miles away, Class V - 0.1 miles long (Above Sandy Brook) |
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Farmington River, Hartford County
County
, 21 miles away, Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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| | Hotels Near Tunxis Trail:
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Clarion Hotel Bristol, Bristol
, 2 miles away |
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Residence Inn By Marriott Southington, Southington
, 3 miles away |
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Wolcott Inn And Suites, Wolcott
, 3 miles away |
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Knights Inn Southington, Southington
, 4 miles away |
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Red Carpet Inn and Suites - Southington, Southington
, 4 miles away |
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