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Pond Trail
Photo: muz4now, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- loop
- 28 ft
- climb
- 548 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr
- best months
Pond Trail is a short loop in Topstone Park, a city-managed park in Connecticut. The trail is easy and covers about 0.8 miles, rising from roughly 542 feet to about 548 feet. It's a small route, and the steepest stretch comes around the middle at about 0.56 miles, where the grade reaches about 9%. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Danbury airport weather station show May highs near 69°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. Several other trails sit close by, including the Norwalk River Environment Study Trail about a mile away and the Munro Trail and Baldy Ridge Trail, both about 1.1 miles off. Paddlers can find the Norwalk River canoeing route about 4 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr
Best time to visit Pond Trail
Best months: April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 18°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
12 wet
May
69° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
14 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury Muni Ap, CT, 5.5 mi away at 457 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: muz4now, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Munro Trail
~2 min drive
3.3-mile out-and-back hike in Connecticut with 653 ft elevation gain
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~5 min drive
An 11-mile point-to-point trail through Connecticut's Saugatuck River valley.
Photo: muz4now, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Baldy Ridge Trail
~2 min drive
0.37-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 148 ft gain.
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~3 min drive
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Photo: Laxworld123, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)The Jones Trail
~3 min drive
A short point-to-point trail perfect for a quick Connecticut hike.
Photo: CarbonNYC [in SF!], CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Joan's Trail
~4 min drive
3.22-mile out-and-back hike in Connecticut with 551 ft elevation gain.
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Norwalk River Environment Study Trail
~2 min drive
0.55-mile out-and-back hike along the Norwalk River in Connecticut.
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Firehouse Trail
~2 min drive
0.93-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 338 ft gain.
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Hardwood Trail
~2 min drive
1.20-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 213 ft gain.
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Burn Trail
~2 min drive
0.51-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 188 ft of elevation gain
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