Camp Pomeraug
Campground
Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Hiking · Near Danielson
Ridge Trail
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 4.2 mi
- one way
- 641 ft
- climb
- 1,014 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Ridge Trail is a 4.2-mile point-to-point hike in Connecticut, about 1.7 miles from the town of Union. It rises from a starting elevation of 725 feet to a high point of 1,014 feet, with a total elevation gain of 641 feet. The trail is rated easy, and the steepest stretch comes at about 3 miles in, where the grade reaches 17%. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 72°F, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. That station sits roughly 330 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the ridge run a little cooler. The trail sits close to several other routes. Bigelow Pond Loop Trail and Mashapaug Pond View Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and East Ridge Trail is about 0.2 mile off. For paddling, the Quinebaug River is about 5 miles away across the Massachusetts line.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Traveler Restaurant & Books
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsTopshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in DanielsonBest time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Ridge Trail
Best months: June–October. 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
35° / 17°
12 wet
Feb
36° / 18°
11 wet
Mar
45° / 25°
12 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
13 wet
May
69° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 55°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 59°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 39°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 23°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Southbridge 3 Sw, MA, 5 mi away at 685 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Bigelow Pond Loop Trail
Next door
1.37-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 815 ft gain.
HIKE
Natchaug Trail
~10 min drive
Natchaug Trail is a 17.31-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 1,493 ft of elevation gain.
HIKE
Seven Ridges Trail
~11 min drive
4.8-mile out-and-back hike in Massachusetts with 1,023 ft elevation gain
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Mashapaug Pond View Trail
Next door
4.55-mile loop around Mashapaug Pond in Connecticut.
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)White Trail
~2 min drive
1.11-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 881 ft gain
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Breakneck Pond View Trail
~2 min drive
0.33-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 927 ft gain.
Photo: versageek, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Bigelow Hollow Park Trail
~2 min drive
2.08-mile out-and-back trail in Connecticut with 290 ft elevation gain.
Photo: On^ste82, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lower Loop
~10 min drive
1.05-mile loop in Massachusetts with 98 ft gain and 152 ft loss.
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Long Pond Trail
~15 min drive
0.76-mile out-and-back trail to Long Pond in Massachusetts with 340 ft gain.
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Viewpoint Trail
~17 min drive
0.57-mile point-to-point trail in Connecticut with 65 ft gain
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
